By Joyce Flores
First-time students may find that enrolling in college not only brings knowledge but a whole stack of paper work along with it.
Class schedules, bills, drop slips and transcripts can clutter a student’s backpack and though you may feel an urge to dump everything in the trash, don’t.
Drop slips should be kept in case there is a clerical error, said Donna Deming, associate director of records. In fact, the admissions and records office keeps drop slip records for up to five years.
Deming said errors do not happen often, but in case an error is made having the drop slip makes it easier to fix the mistake. The risk is heightened on the last drop date because many students wait until then.
She also recommends students keep a copy of the transcript that is given to them from the admissions office.
Bills and financial aid statements also should be saved for future reference suggests Junice Diaz, assistant bursar. She said they come in handy because the statements state whether a student will need to pay the college back if they drop classes.
Bills also come in handy in case there are any questions over the three-peat rule or out-of-district tuition charges.
One more document that students might not think to keep is a class syllabus. For students who plan to transfer to a university, keeping class syllabuses is especially important, said transfer counselor Terry Walch.