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Highlander Choice Tips
  1. Downpayments and College Pre-paid programs
  2. Financial Aid Loans
  3. Living outside the US?
  4. Online Banking Payments
  5. Terms & Conditions
  6. Meal Plan Enrollment and Changes
  7. Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork
  8. The check is in the mail
  9. Single Semester vs. Annual Plan
  10. Online Enrollment
  11. 2 Party Plans
  12. FERPA Certification & Release
  1. These payments will lower your payments much like financial aid will. On the budget worksheet you will find an "other credits" area where you may list the amounts that will be applied to the student account.
  2. Preferred Lender Stafford Loans will be charged a 1% Guaranteed/Origination fee and Preferred Lender PLUS Loans will be charged a 3% Guaranteed/Origination fee. These fees are taken from the original loan amount so please be sure to reduce your award amount by the percentage for a more accurate budget amount. If your lender is not located on the preferred lender list you may be charged a higher fee. Please contact Financial Aid at 540-831-5408 or finaid@radford.edu if you have questions concerning these fees and award amounts.
  3. Try Direct Debit as a form of payment. US bank accounts are required for this method.
  4. Online banking is convenient and a great way of paying your monthly expenses. When setting your Highlander Choice up with online banking please be sure that the ID# is the account number and that the address directs the payments to be routed to Highlander Choice.
  5. Every year these terms are updated. Please be sure to read these prior to enrollment.
  6. All students have a choice in a meal plan. If you live off-campus the meal plan is not a requirement as it is with on-campus students. At the time of enrollment you can include your meal plan choice with your application and budget forms. Once chosen and your account is set up, we will notify the Meal Plan Office of your choice. It is not necessary to notify the Meal Plan Office of your selection. However, if you do choose to change this prior to the start of the semester, please contact Highlander Choice for we will not only make the meal plan correction, we will adjust your budget to reflect the change. Once the semester begins, you must get approval from the Meal Plan Office in order to change. If approved, please notify our office to make changes to your payments. Changes for both on and off-campus meal plans after the semester begins are subject to a $20.00 fee and are only approved for a limited time. Highlander Choice can not be set up just for an off-campus meal plan.
  7. Do not assume that a note with your payment will automatically enroll you in the payment plan for it will not. The application and agreement is a binding contract and must be completed in order for us to enroll you in the payment plan. Payments received without the required paperwork will be applied to the student account. Classes may be cancelled if the proper paperwork is not received timely.
  8. We know you have the best intentions, however, until we have the payment we are unable to set up a contract or avoid charging a late due to a fax copy of the payment or a call stating the "check is in the mail". You may, however, pay by credit card through a 3rd party. If interested, check out the Student Accounts website for further details. Otherwise, overnight the payment to Radford University Highlander Choice, P.O. Box 6922, Tyler Ave, Walker Hall, Radford, VA 24142. Walk-in payments are also welcome. We are located in the Student Accounts Office in Walker Hall and have a drop box in the lobby for your convenience.
  9. What's the difference you ask? By signing up annually you are signed up for both the Fall and Spring Semesters. Your schedule for the year is set, but not in stone. If you find that you qualify for additional aid; increase/ decrease your meal plan; move to one of the air conditioned dorms or a single room; or have a rich relative pay on your student account we are still able to adjust your Highlander Choice account at any time to decrease or increase your payments.

    Single Semester plans were designed for those who will need the payment plan for only one semester of the academic year. However, all single semester qualifying participants will be given the option to re-enroll in the next semester. If the participant chooses to re-enroll for the spring, they will be required to complete the application and agreement and pay the single semester application fee at the time of enrollment.

    Signing up annually will save particpants $10.00 in the course of the academic year and paperwork is only required at the time of enrollment. Once the plan is completed, re-enrollment is required for the next academic year.
  10. Planning to pay by direct debit? Or are you simply tired of filling out paperwork? Check out our convenient enrollment option. This option allows you to complete all the Highlander Choice enrollment forms online. Once received electronically, we will complete your enrollment then debit your bank account for the fee and any required payment per the enrollment schedule. This option is only available during certain periods prior to the semester begining.
  11. Do you have a situation that 2 people in different households want to pay on the payment plan for one student? We can help. Each party will need to complete their own application and agreement, complete their own budget, and pay their own fee. For further information and budgeting help, please contact the Highalnder Choice staff at 540-831-6698 or hc@radford.edu.
  12. The Family Education Rights & Privacy Act requires the Financial Aid and the Student Accounts Office to release detailed information to only the student. Without a release form, Highlander Choice is unable to discuss the student's student account or their financial aid with a contractor(s).

    If the student would like to release this information to the contractor(s) they may complete the following form: FERPA CERTIFICATION & RELEASE FORM.