How do you go about getting college text books from a grant?

Question

I'm going out today to purchase college text books. I got a grant from my school but I don't know how I'm suppose to gain access to that grant. So how do I gain access to that grant to purchase my college text books?

Answer 1

The grant funds were (or will be) paid directly to your student account. Your school will apply those funds to your bill - if there is money left over after it's applied to tuition and fees, you can also apply those funds to your bookstore purchases.

Different schools have different procedures for applying financial aid to bookstore purchases. Some financial aid offices require you to stop by the office and pick up a voucher that you simply hand over at the bookstore when you check out with your books. Other schools are set up so that the cashier at the bookstore can immediately confirm that you are a financial aid recipient, and they'll just scan your student ID and you'll be on your way.

My advice is to check with financial aid - or the bookstore - and just ask them how your school's procedure works. Just go ahead and give the bookstore a call - I bet they can answer the question for you, before you even head over there.

Good luck - I hope that helped. Enjoy your first semester!

Answer 2

If you've signed for your grants and loans at the cashier's office, you may have a credit balance.  If you do, then they either cut you a check for the difference, or they may have something set up with the bookstore that you can buy your books with the rest of the money.

If your financial aid doesn't cover your bill, you'll have to pay for them out of pocket.

Answer 3

You just tell the cashier in the college bookstore.  Some have a register just for the students gettting their books on financial aid and one for cash. But the bookstore will know.