I had forgotten how fun it is to deal with incompetent university bureaucracy. This was the actual conversation when I paid the first payment on Friday:
Me: I need to make the first tuition payment. It is due today. But on your web site when I try to make a payment it says the amount due is $0 and it won’t let me continue.
Them: Hmm. It looks like you haven’t been billed yet.
Me: Ok, but the payment is due today?
Them: Yes.
Me: …
Them: Sometimes the bills don’t go out right away.
Me: So do I need to make a payment?
Them: Yes.
Me: Uh, how much am I supposed to pay.
Them: Just estimate it and type whatever amount in.
Me: So how much should I estimate?
Them: Whatever you think the bill will be.
Me: … But … you are the one … I mean you … well … you know what, never mind.
And then I just paid a semi-random amount. Which still hasn’t actually been deducted from my account. And I still haven’t been billed. So who knows. Maybe it’s free.