Making Use Of My Tuition
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Ever looked at a tuition bill and see all these numbers but you only care about the total amount? Well, if you do go over those numbers, you’ll see that there are many fees. For example: I have to pay an Undergraduate Activity fee, Transportation fee, Technology fee, and Athletic fee. It is just a whole bunch of stuff that I have to pay for even if I don’t use them. So… let’s use them! Here are some things I do at my school:
Transportation
Almost all large universities have some form of transportation, most likely buses. There are buses all throughout my campus. Whenever I can, which is pretty much every day, I’ll take the bus. I’ll get around faster and it saves me some energy. Also, the bus goes to the mall and the supermarket on weekends.
Another cool thing is that I can purchase railroad tickets for 50% which I use to visit home once in a while.
Library
Just like public libraries, you can borrow books and magazines and have access to many educational resources. Students should also have printing privileges. I print from the library computers often, even if the documents aren’t for school work.
Athletics
The university’s sports center is huge. I frequent the basketball courts and the swimming pool. Also, there are several fitness gyms spread out across campus. Even though I don’t like lifting weights, I do take a run on the treadmill from time to time.
Campus Events
There is always something happening on campus. It could be a fair, an event, program, or a show. Whenever there is such a gathering there are numerous activities where a student can score some freebies.
- Free food or refreshments
- Free/discounted tickets to all forms of entertainment
- Free goodies such as t-shirts and school supplies
My university has “Bingo for Books” where students can win gift cards for the bookstore. I wasn’t lucky enough to win anything though. Another things is that the school offers a free semester’s tuition to a random audience member during halftime of a football game.
As you can see there are many options to make good use of what I paid.
Photo credit: JeffChristiansen
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