If you pay your tuition before you receive your award letter, and you end up qualifying, will FA refund you?

Question

Tuition is due August 12th in order to keep your seats in classes, and the school states that award letters will not go out until mid-September. Will I be refunded?

Answer 1

yes and no, it depends on how your college treats it. they'll either refund your money in a check or most likely it'll be forwarded into your next semester student account