sweetiepie98

From all your responses you are all thinking the way I am thinking. I am going to clarify with the school and make sure they are giving me the option to use my voucher because from the way it was for a friend of mine, she was told that she would not get reimbursed for the voucher that she didn't use and that it went automatically to them because they had already ordered a book for her which she did not request. It is not stated in their handbook or agreement either. The loan is a stafford loan...

yeah just because we have aid that can cover everything doesn't mean we just sign off on it and the school just adds their grocery list of items they can get approved for us to pay without our knowledge.... It is crazy because most people don't think anything about it but i am already paying on a past loan and that little money adds up. A book that you can get for $10 is getting put on your loan for $80 plus interest over like 5-10 years....who knows how much you end up paying for that book in the end. All the school has to say is "don't worry your financial aid will cover it."

well I have no problem not mentioning it but when I find out that they automatically put the books on my bill regardless because they apparently order books for everyone who has financial aid is where I not understanding... Do you get me? They are taking the funds anyway....

it just sounds suspect and its making me mad because I can get all the books free and knock a little change off the back end of my loan. They are being shady so I might look into the department of education and find out....

I mean I know you can use your loan for books of course...but this is if you choose to. I mean you can get a book for free from your friend and not have to put the cost on your loan though right? The school I go to automatically puts it on my loan whether or not without reimbursement...

The school I attend forces students to buy books through the store which is not apart of the school. Whether the store is apart of the school or not, isn't it illegal to force student to use their financial aid for books. I have been to college in the past and this was not the case at all...It just looks like the school is trying to get every penny they can while making the student think it is more convenient when in the long run, the books are over-priced along with the interest you will be paying it back in the end... Any thoughts?