YSK: If you get a refund check from college, it's not "getting paid to go to college". It probably* means you took more in loans then your bill actually is and the school is "refunding" the difference.
from /r/YouShouldKnow
YSK：如果你收到大學的退款支票，這不是 "拿錢去上大學"。它可能*意味着你的貸款比你的賬單實際要多，學校正在 "退還 "差額。