When and how do we pay the registration fee/tuition fee etc?

Chuchoter

I'm an incoming student too and I've had no word yet about the student contribution. However out of interest, what is the story with that book voucher for people over 560 points? Does that really exist, if so, do I have to do something else to get it?

partyatmygaff

Chuchoter wrote: »

I'm an incoming student too and I've had no word yet about the student contribution. However out of interest, what is the story with that book voucher for people over 560 points? Does that really exist, if so, do I have to do something else to get it?

Although the portal is a bit buggy at the moment, if you have the My Finances tab when you log in to http://my.tcd.ie you should see the breakdown of your fees and you should also be able to pay them. Last year, they sent out a bank giro form and a big pack of forms to all incoming students.

As for the book voucher, last year they were awarded to incoming students who got over 560 points. Although I haven't heard anything confirming this, i'd say they'll be raising the threshold to 585 points to account for bonus points from HL Maths.

lauz94

Should incoming first years give their bank details in order to access the 'My Finance' tab ?

Morgase

lauz94 wrote: »

Should incoming first years give their bank details in order to access the 'My Finance' tab ?

I don't think so. They don't have my bank details and don't need them to process any payment to them, whether that be credit card or a payment from my bank.

FloatingVoter

I'm technically going into 4th year. But until the results of that deferred exam I did this morning come through TCD aren't getting a penny. I do not qualify as a "continuing student". The last of the supplementals are on Friday week - so where do they fit ?
I think the whole 01/09/12 might be a typo. 1st October or even November makes far more sense.
I assume the SU are aware of this mess.

partyatmygaff

Considering we haven't actually received any emails telling us to check the new portal (And they told us they'd email us when it's ready) I think it's safe to ignore any due dates on it.

NeuroCat

Having had numerous run-ins with the student finance office, I always err on the side of caution. I've found from personal experience they're not above throwing curve balls when it suits them regarding deadlines so I often think it's safer to follow their instructions to the letter and save any emails/correspondence in case you have any disputes. Also, if you speak to any of them on the phone note the date and time you called, and the name of the person you spoke to.

gavmcg92

Has anyone here received any form of contact with someone in the college regarding fees?

Sent an email off today.

Scrappychimow

Check your emails, the way they do things in college is changing!

EmmetOT

Chuchoter wrote: »

I'm an incoming student too and I've had no word yet about the student contribution. However out of interest, what is the story with that book voucher for people over 560 points? Does that really exist, if so, do I have to do something else to get it?

I emailed them about this. They said there had been no talk of changing it from 560 this year, regardless of the maths points, but if they did they'd edit the website immediately.

nommm

'please allow up to one week for the payment to be received'

but there's only 3 days left till the 1st of September and they've only just sent me the email.

leaveiton

EmmetOT wrote: »

I emailed them about this. They said there had been no talk of changing it from 560 this year, regardless of the maths points, but if they did they'd edit the website immediately.

I hope they keep it as it is, I'm on exactly 560 with the maths points :pac:

gavmcg92

nommm wrote: »

'please allow up to one week for the payment to be received'

but there's only 3 days left till the 1st of September and they've only just sent me the email.

I think provided you get the money into the before registration you are ok.

All billing of tuition fees, student levies and graduation fees will be issued via my.tcd.ie. You will receive an email when your bill is available for viewing on-line via my.tcd.ie.

Does this mean they don't want us to pay our fees until we get another email telling us to do so??
Talk about confusing.

Typical, they send us the email after I get home from work on the day I've sorted it out for myself. Anyway, for anyone who's interested:

I went to the fees office and asked about the deadline situation and that I have to pay by EFT. They said I'm not expected to pay until I get the email (which I guess is the one we all got yesterday) but that if I'm worried about the EFT not getting through in time I can technically pay whenever I want. So I went to the BOI branch in the Arts end and did the EFT there. I asked the woman there if anyone else had been in yet, and she said no. I know that the vast majority of people will be paying by card, but from what she was telling me, pretty much no one has paid yet (at least not with them) so they'll have to be lenient on the deadline.

When I was in the fees office I also asked about the "Pre-registration" thing and he said that you just log in and let it know about what funding you have. As a continuing student my grant details were already in it, so all I did was press next and finish and that's that.

I really have to say, with the absolute mess they've made of this process, the guy in the fees office seemed to have a very clear idea of what's going on, so if you have a query it's probably best to just go in to them.

Edit: Forgot to say, with regards to the EFT, because I was transferring from one BOI account to another, the woman said that it wouldn't take a week, more like a day, to process. So the deadline isn't quite as scary as it seems if you have a BOI account.

languagenerd

Chuchoter wrote: »

I'm an incoming student too and I've had no word yet about the student contribution. However out of interest, what is the story with that book voucher for people over 560 points? Does that really exist, if so, do I have to do something else to get it?

EmmetOT wrote: »

I emailed them about this. They said there had been no talk of changing it from 560 this year, regardless of the maths points, but if they did they'd edit the website immediately.

leaveiton wrote: »

I hope they keep it as it is, I'm on exactly 560 with the maths points :pac:

They do exist, and no, you don't need to do anything - if you've got the points, they'll send them to you in the post in October and there's a sort of ceremony for it in November.

You get €150 in JF (1st) year and €150 in SF (2nd) year. When I got them, they were for Waterstones or Hogdes Figgis but I'm not 100% sure now because Waterstones is gone, so they might have changed that. Hodges Figgis is still there though and it's pretty good for most courses textbooks. I'm a language student though, so vouchers for there were no use for me when it came to course books!

It's been 560 points for the last few years, but it was 550 before that. They would only raise it if the numbers with over 560 were too much for the funding available. But I guess they could also reduce the amount of each voucher instead if that happened. They'll let you know about it in October anyway

sdiff

Should I have gotten an e-mail yesterday? The last one I got is "Welcome from Academic Registry" on the 23rd. my.tcd.ie has no information regarding fees, registration etc. Should I be worried?

gavmcg92

sdiff wrote: »

Should I have gotten an e-mail yesterday? The last one I got is "Welcome from Academic Registry" on the 23rd. my.tcd.ie has no information regarding fees, registration etc. Should I be worried?

This was sent to me on the 27th.

Dear Student

The way that we do things in College is changing
Further to my communication to you in July, I write to inform you that we have made significant advances in changing the way that we do things in College. Trinity has invested in a brand new student information system which is now accessible to all students via the web portal my.tcd.ie.

How will I get access to the web portal?
You are now welcome to access my.tcd.ie by using your existing College username and password.

What do I need to know now?
· Registration for all students (both new entrants and continuing students) will be carried out online via my.tcd.ie.
· All undergraduate students will be invited on a phased basis, by course group, to register on-line. You will receive an invitation to register via my.tcd.ie from September 10 onwards.
· Once you have successfully completed on-line registration, you will be able to collect your TCD student ID card in person from the Luce Hall. Please see the ID card collection schedule.
· All billing of tuition fees, student levies and graduation fees will be issued via my.tcd.ie. You will receive an email when your bill is available for viewing on-line via my.tcd.ie.
· All fee, levy and graduation payments will be carried out via my.tcd.ie using a Credit/Debit/Laser card. Payment can be made once your bill is available for viewing via my.tcd.ie. Please note that in order to complete registration all outstanding fees must be paid.
· Your course timetable will be available on-line via my.tcd.ie.
· Your personal details will be viewable on-line – you will be able to up-date some sections of this data.
· You will be issued with an anonymous ID number for assessment purposes in due course.

These are big changes – how do I get more information?
Over the coming weeks and months, further email updates will be provided by the College to your email account - please keep an eye on your email for updates. Trinity is working closely with the Students’ Unions on a full communications strategy to ensure that full information is provided to you as it becomes available. Information updates will be provided in the Students’ Union (SU) Diary, the University Times, SU website, SU weekly emails, SU blogs, the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) handbook and the GSU weekly email.

Further Assistance
If you have any queries or require assistance, you may log an enquiry via my.tcd.ie. Alternatively, you can contact the Academic Registry Help Line (Monday – Friday; 09.00 - 17.00) Email: academic.registry@tcd.ie; Telephone: [URL="tel:%2B353%20%280%29%201%20896%204500"]+353 (0) 1 896 4500[/URL].

I wish you every success in the year ahead.

Yours faithfully,

Leona Coady
Head of Academic Registry

languagenerd

sdiff wrote: »

Should I have gotten an e-mail yesterday? The last one I got is "Welcome from Academic Registry" on the 23rd. my.tcd.ie has no information regarding fees, registration etc. Should I be worried?

Are you a new entrant or a continuing student?

Continuing students got the above ^ email on the 27th. But if you're a new student, then I don't know. Maybe you should contact Admissions?

Holysock

I called the academic registry. They said the 1st for paying fees was a guideline for them and the actual date was going to be closer to the 15th. No money has to be paid until then. Said not to worry and that loads of people had been calling about it

polka dot

Holysock wrote: »

I called the academic registry. They said the 1st for paying fees was a guideline for them and the actual date was going to be closer to the 15th. No money has to be paid until then. Said not to worry and that loads of people had been calling about it

That doesn't help much if you're sitting repeats? I don't get my results until the 17th, and I'd hardly pay for the next year if I haven't passed this one.

Currently in a very VERY SLOW email conversation with someone who's trying to sort out 1) where's my finances tab 2) what I am meant to do re: grant/fees/results. This is getting really quite annoying.

Calleja

I paid all of my fees yesterday through my.tcd.ie, the system says all is fine and that I've paid, although I still haven't gotten the email receipt that I was suppose to get 'shortly.'

Also, I'm a postgrad and I've had the option of paying for a long time now through the 'My Finance' tab, a lot longer that most it seems.

FloatingVoter

polka dot wrote: »

That doesn't help much if you're sitting repeats? I don't get my results until the 17th, and I'd hardly pay for the next year if I haven't passed this one.

Currently in a very VERY SLOW email conversation with someone who's trying to sort out 1) where's my finances tab 2) what I am meant to do re: grant/fees/results. This is getting really quite annoying.

I don't know when I get the results of my deferred exam. The last repeat sittings are on Friday 7th September as far as I can tell. I will assume this mess does not apply to us. We only become "continuing students" upon receipt of our results (hopefully positive for all of us).

Has anybody found out if we have a student union ? There was some fuss about electing them last year.

polka dot

FloatingVoter wrote: »

I don't know when I get the results of my deferred exam. The last repeat sittings are on Friday 7th September as far as I can tell. I will assume this mess does not apply to us. We only become "continuing students" upon receipt of our results (hopefully positive for all of us).

Has anybody found out if we have a student union ? There was some fuss about electing them last year.

Does it not say it here? http://www.tcd.ie/vpcao/administration/examinations/assets/pdf/pubdates-supp12.pdf (sorry this is off topic ><)

Anyway the person from Trinity never emailed me back but she has seemed to have fixed my account. Yay! Also, it says on my form " Fees must be paid by the due date or prior to registration, whichever is latest." Assuming I register after I pass the year, I think it's safe to say we don't have to pay it until then?

lauz94

Anybody know what is happening with fees for new first years? Bit reluctant to give bank account details just yet!

bscm

lauz94 wrote: »

Anybody know what is happening with fees for new first years? Bit reluctant to give bank account details just yet!

1st Years are normally expected to pay before registration, there was no "set date" for us last year. Considering continuing students have a current due date of the 15th-ish of September, anything around that time should be ok. Just be sure to screen shot everything, there can be mix ups about who has and hasn't paid or payments might not transfer in time.

lauz94

bscm wrote: »

1st Years are normally expected to pay before registration, there was no "set date" for us last year. Considering continuing students have a current due date of the 15th-ish of September, anything around that time should be ok. Just be sure to screen shot everything, there can be mix ups about who has and hasn't paid or payments might not transfer in time.

Ok,thank you! Just logged onto the my.tcd account and the My Finances tab has gone from my page
I know this is outside of the point but for the Tcd student id card do we supply a photo or do they take the photo for the card during freshers week ?

lauz94

lauz94 wrote: »

OI know this is outside of the point but for the Tcd student id card do we supply a photo or do they take the photo for the card during freshers week ?

They take the photo there.

Darksider

This new online system is such a nuisance! Checked my bill, realized I had to do pre-registration first to get free fees. Did that but the tuition fees were still there when I went back to the bill. Tried to fix it by logging out and back in but when I got back in the My Finances tab had disappeared

Dicksboro_man

Just got an email off Trinity

"Please log into MY.TCD.IE to review it and take further action as necessary.

Yours sincerely,

TCD Registry"

Logged in and in the finance tab i have 6K of tuition fees and 2,5 K student contribution. Im eligible for the grant and free fees, what should I do guys? panicking here

Darksider

Dicksboro_man wrote: »

Just got an email off Trinity

"Please log into MY.TCD.IE to review it and take further action as necessary.

Yours sincerely,

TCD Registry"

Logged in and in the finance tab i have 6K of tuition fees and 2,5 K student contribution. Im eligible for the grant and free fees, what should I do guys? panicking here

Supposedly you need to do the pre registration thing to confirm your eligibility for free fees but I did that and the 6k still didn't go away.

Edit: mine's is fixed now.