Question
Relevant to the general topic of this Continental thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5946006#post5946006), but not necessarily Continental Airlines is the following offer from DiscoverCard:
DiscoverCard
Sign Up for 5% Cashback Bonus* with the Get More Program
Get set for fall and get 5% Cashback Bonus on up to $2,000 in purchases from July 1 through September 30, 2006 on:
Tuition
- Classes from preschool to college
Apparel
- Gap
- Kohl's
- Marshalls®
- T.J.Maxx®
- Famous Footwear™
Office/Home
- Dell™
- Office Depot®
- OfficeMax®
- Staples
- Linens 'n Things®
- Pier 1 Imports®
*Sign up to earn 5% Cashback Bonus on tuition and payments (at daycare centers, pre-schools, elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, and correspondence, business, secretarial, vocational or trade schools) and at Dell™, Famous Footwear™, Gap, Kohl's, Linens 'n Things®, Marshalls®, Office Depot®, OfficeMax®, Pier 1 Imports®, Staples, and T.J.Maxx® from 7/1/06 (or the date on which you sign up, whichever is later) through 9/30/06, subject to a cap of $2,000 in purchases. Offer applies to purchases that are submitted to us under Merchant Category Codes 8211, 8220, 8241, 8244, 8249, 8299, 8351 and/or are made at specified merchant locations. Tuition purchases do not include purchases made at park districts, bookstores, education supply stores, camps, music, art and dance schools. Allow up to 5 weeks for this reward to be added to your Cashback Bonus Account. You will continue to earn a Cashback Bonus of up to 1% on all other purchases. Discover Platinum Gas, Home Improvement, Restaurant and Education Cardmembers are not eligible to participate in this promotion. See Cashback Bonus Terms and Conditions for further details.
Answer
and then they will mail you a check for financial aid loans, which you can then use to pay off the Discover balance.