<p>Who pays for your college tution? Does the school pay? Do you pay? Do your parents pay for it? I have no clue how it works, someone please explain this to me and how it works. Also how much does it cost to be at Pitt.</p>
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<p>So I’m not sure what, exactly, you’re asking, but I’ll work backwards.</p>
<p>Pitt Tuition: [Institutional</a> Research - Tuition Rates](<a href=“http://www.ir.pitt.edu/tuition/tuitionrates.php]Institutional”>Tuition Rates and Fees | Office of Institutional Research)</p>
<p>Click on if you are In-State or OOS, and then you can see the breakdown by school (i.e. A&S is cheaper than SSOE).</p>
<p>As for billing, depending on your state-status and the school you are in, you will be billed the month before your semester starts for that semester. So in August, you will receive a bill for Fall Semester. You generally have a month to pay the full bill (until September 17, or January 17 for the spring). </p>
<p>If you have any scholarships through the school, those will be applied to the bill on the first day. </p>
<p>If you have another source paying the bill (i.e. Education fund) what my parents did is they emailed the bill/sent the bill to their contact for the fund, and the contact would send the check to the school within a few days.</p>
<p>If you as a student are paying, you will probably take out loans to pay most of the bill and might pay the rest through working at work study on campus.</p>
<p>Note that tuition pays for your education, but room & board is separate and covers your meal plan and dorm living. There are also other small fees for things like Health, Transportation, and Activities.</p>