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...SRO administrators do insist on placing the UC fee onto the termbill, however, the least they can do is make more of an effort to inform students that waiving it is in fact an option. The College makes a commendable effort through e-mail and letters to inform students that the Harvard University Student Health Plan Supplemental can be waived. Although the HUSHP Supplemental is optional, it still deserves to be part of the termbill because, unlike the UC fee, it is necessary. Before the College knows whether a student has adequate health insurance, it is reasonable to first charge...
...charge students who wish to be active members of the UC. The UC can even encourage students to pay the fee by means of e-mails, door-to-door visits, letters, and posters. However, an optional fee is only optional if students are aware of their options. The SRO needs to change the method of charging UC fees so that it does not trouble students and reflect badly on the College. Besides, the last thing Harvard wants is for disgruntled students to realize too late that, instead of investing in the UC, they could have bought comfy, warm clothing...
Mary Jo Keaney, a supervisor at the Student Receivables Office (SRO), said that last year 6,659 undergraduates were billed and 1,129 opted out of the $35 fee, while so far this year, 1,046 out of 6,566 students have chosen not to pay the higher...
Families that prefer not to pay over the internet can print out copies of tuition invoices from the internet and mail payments to the SRO, Keaney said...
Students who dislike the internet billing option altogether and want to continue to receive invoices by mail can fill out a waiver form in the SRO office at the Holyoke Center, Keaney said...