Checking College Bills

Over the summer, our daughter received a bill for fall semester in college. She assumed the bill was correct.  As with all bills, I reviewed the bill in detail.   I found two incorrect charges.

1. The school automatically billed us for Health Insurance, despite us having our own health insurance and deleting it last year.  The billing office explained that the college automatically bills for health insurance and expects the student to remove it if not needed.
   
   
2. There was a small surcharge for a room where students are allowed to remain during breaks.  My daughter did not request this service.  Her roommate did, but wasn't charged.

My coaching lesson for my daughter is to check all bills, especially big ones, in detail.  Don't assume the billing organization did it correctly.

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