This doesn't look right

College Life
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<p>I was going over my bill for college since the date is coming up to make sure all the balance has been paid. Anyways, I was looking at the charges and saw that I was charged TWICE for my fall room. </p>

<p>Basically I was charged for my fall room the first time on 7/11/11. Then I was given a credit of $2.902.00 on 7/19/11 with the description "FALL RM CH"</p>

<p>On 7/21/11, I was charged for FALL RM CH again, this time for $2,896.50</p>

<p>Now if I'm not mistaken, "credit" means money that helps me not money I owe. After adding the charges all together and subtracting it from the money I add paying for it, it shows i still owe $265.13, despite having two FALL RM CH charges. So instead of having a refund of $2,000 +, I owe money.</p>

<p>I'm not misinterpreting this am I? I should have only been charged once for room...right?</p>

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<p>Really, no one can answer this unless they go to your specific school and have encountered your specific problem. Call your FA office.</p>

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<p>It is certainly worth asking why there are two different amounts, but you aren’t being charged twice. </p>

<p>The first charge (presumable for $2902) is effectively reversed by the credit for $2902, leaving you, at that moment with a balance of zero, having not been charged for the room at all. The next charge, in the amount of $2896.50 would appear to be the real charge. </p>

<p>Think of it this way:
2902.00 - 2902.00 + 2896.50 = 2896.50. Perhaps the original amount entered in was incorrect, or the fees lowered a little bit, or you were in a different room than originally charged. </p>

<p>The bigger question is why you thought you were owed $2K?</p>

<p>(And good for you for actually looking carefully at your charges and credits – if there ever is a problem, figuring it out in a timely manner is a great idea.)</p>

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<p>Credit can be credit to your account, as opposed to bill to your account. As in that’s what you paid already.</p>