@uofcparent,IIRC the package that the rental comes in can be re-used for the return. As already posted, the account will have a slip to include with the return. But don’t use Snail Mail! Drop it at the nearest UPS Store or UPS Drop and get a receipt for the drop to confirm that you have returned it. I’ve heard a couple of horror stories about rentals that went missing in transit upon return . . .
^^ Thank you! I clicked on the Amazon link you provided and it says it’s 19.93 for a used version. That’s incredible!
Yeah that one fulfilled by Amazon and shipped Prime. =D>
Returning Amazon rental is really easy. Amazon will provide the shipping label and they pay for the return shipping. You can even drop it off at a local Kohl’s store. But as @JBStillFlying stated above, make sure you have a return receipt from UPS/USPS.
My kid did not want to keep her $275 high school science textbook and so we rented one last year. School started from Labor Day and ended in second week of June. So it would be 2 semesters of rental plus a 15 day extension. That is still cheaper than buying the textbook and just let it sit there on the shelf forever.
We purchased textbooks throughout high school - bought on Amazon and resold on Amazon. There were more than a few times that I sold our copy for more than I originally paid… Setting up an Amazon Seller Account was easy and although shipping can be a pain, making my money back on textbooks has been wonderful!
I applaud your positive attitude. So many things at UChicago do work, but, like most universities, there are gaps and housing this year is certainly one of them. My daughter also had a really bad housing situation last year and fortunately, she was able to switch after the first quarter. The quarters do fly by and fall quarter weather is not that bad. Hopefully you can switch before the snow really sets in.
Dear Coldbrew22, First, My daughter was not rejected by Harvard. She didn’t apply. UChicago was her first choice and she had absolutely no interest in Harvard. Maybe she is a snowflake but not everyone wants Harvard. My older daughter didn’t apply to Harvard either, but she did apply to Princeton and was admitted. Weirdly enough we actually met a young man at a Princeton admitted student event who was really upset that he didn’t get into UChicago. I think that’s probably an outlier, but it does happen. Second, think you have every right to be angry about your daughter’s housing situation. I think that it’s unfortunate and when my daughter was far from campus last year, I too was upset. I suggest you take all that unhappiness though and do something with it. Reach out to administrators at the University, encourage your daughter to get involved in governance, don’t take it sitting down (or arguing with random strangers in CC). And by the way, housing at Princeton is not great either–no air conditioning in most dorms, bugs, tiny rooms, and although foodservice is more readily available, lots of other things on campus are really spread out.To quote Roseann Roseannadanna “it’s always something.”
I’d walk the .7 miles to eat at Cathey - esp. the Halal section.
We know a Yale val. who had been rejected by UChicago. It happens.
My kid might have applied to Harvard RD if he hadn’t gotten in EA to UChicago. Chicago was by far his first choice.
My kids were turned down by a number of big-name colleges. But my daughter’s first year de facto roommate chose Chicago over Stanford. And they were in one of the crappiest dorms available at the time – isolated, old, off campus, etc.
I will say it was nice moving my DD stuff out of storage into MaxP (she is an O-Aide) yesterday and feeling the nice air conditioned air hit me from the 90 degree heat and 80% humidity. Also noticed that all the internationals were housed in MaxP for international orientation week.
BTW the aesthetics of MaxP are actually pretty good (even the orange brick), if I were a student there I definitely would have chosen MaxP then North, just my personal opinion.
Last few years September weather at Hyde Park has been very volatile. It is much cooler today than yesterday. But it will heat up again on Thursday with 90 degree heat and 80% humidity again before the cold front passes through and cool everything down for the move-in weekend.
@JBStillFlying Re: #268 - We can’t find where the “paperwork” shows up on the student portal as a “to do”. Any tips? So far, I have just been doing research on my own to try to determine the best/correct documents, but it would be great if there were some identified on the UChicago portal.
Not to defend admin/housing but the lottery for upperclassmen was not until May1st 2018. So at the point people were asking questions before committing they had no idea how many spaces they would have in any specific dorm. They should change the instructions and let people know that dorm choice will come before room style. Much of Hyde Park doesn’t have AC and the UChi school year typically would not be in session during the hottest days.
Every school no matter how wonderful has a dorm that no one wants. It stinks when your kid gets assigned to that dorm but they should be able to make the best of it. Think of the kids at Columbia where most of the dorms have no AC and it was in the high 90’s the first 2 weeks. Kids were going to the hospital. One of my kids friends at Harvard lived in an office building the first year. They apparently had more students than they could house so they used an unoccupied floor of an admin building. They were away from the other dorms and had none of the facilities you would expect in a dorm. No matter how expensive or selective a school is there will be dorms no one wants for good reasons but someone has to live there.
Not sure why UChicago isn’t making more of an effort to get some of the upperclassmen to move off campus. They have a financial aid “penalty” for moving off campus which has gotten worse the past few years. It started as $2000 a few years ago and now I believe it is $3000. I’m sure that is a consideration for some students and eliminating that penalty could be enough to solve the housing shortage until the new dorm opens.
@“Kathy V” on your student’s my.UChicago homepage, check the “Checklist/My Tasks” box in the middle of the page for any outstanding “To Do’s” that need to be completed. HIPAA information can be edited in the Health Insurance/Immunizations box on the lower left.
I’ve also seen Reminders placed on the top of the homepage.
My daughter received the following e-mail earlier this month and I thought I recalled a similar notification last year, only it might have been included in the broader set of instructions for the incoming class. You and your student should just check all the correspondence that has come from the university to make sure everything’s been completed.
"September 12, 2018
Dear Students:
As the Autumn Quarter 2018 begins, please review and confirm the accuracy of the personal data recorded for you by the University Registrar. This is an annual requirement, known as Confirmation, to ensure that the University has the correct information about you and your emergency contacts.
To complete confirmation, log in to my.UChicago and scroll down to the “Checklists and Tasks” pagelet. Instructions for completing the process can be found on the Registrar’s website. You must complete the confirmation process by October 19th to prevent being restricted from registering for subsequent quarters.
HIPPA authorizations
Now is also a good time to review your HIPPA authorizations on the My Health pagelet, found on the left-hand side of the my.UChicago homepage. The HIPAA authorization allows you to designate in advance which authorized University staff you would like contacted should you be in the Emergency Room at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Direct Deposit for Student Financial Aid Refunds
Students whose financial aid/loans exceeds their direct charges may be eligible to receive a refund. The University offers a service by which students may elect to have their refunds deposited directly to the U.S. checking or savings bank account of their choice. To enroll in this service login to myUChicago, go to My Account, and click on Direct Deposit. Students not enrolled in direct deposit will receive a paper check mailed to their physical address on file in myUChicago.
Thank you for your compliance. We wish you the best for a successful Autumn Quarter.
Scott Campbell
University Registrar"
@DunBoyer wrote: “The other possibility - and this is more speculative on my part - is that dorm assignments weren’t processed until the class of 2022 was finalized.”
Last year, rising first year students didn’t have to submit their finalized housing applications until, I think it was, June 2. So it’s not just a matter or a few students requesting roommates with different priority status throwing off the queue a little bit, or even the fact that upperclassmen didn’t have their own housing lottery until April. Housing couldn’t actually start assigning any first years to housing until after June 2. (Of course, it’s their decision to allow changes of the housing form until that date.)
Were the housing applications due at a different time this year?
@JBStillFlying Thank you for the info. I will have DD look for it.
Just saw a petition link on the class of 2022 parents fb page that a father started for I-House freshmen so that they can use their meal plan for breakfast in the cafe in I-House.
Curious if this is feasible or not, would make sense if the cafe can support breakfast for all residents, but then they should also look at Stoney as well. Will be curious to hear where this goes…
I think it’s an excellent idea to be able to use their meal plan in the cafe in I-House. If the campus is expanding, might as well expand the food offerings as well, since the infrastructure is already in place.
I think it’s a good idea, but I’m not holding my breath…