I am throwing this out to see if someone has an idea or two for me. I have a Marriott Rewards Premier VISA card. I am expecting my daughter's first college tuition bill on or around July 1 payable by August 1. I was hoping to charge the full first semester's tuition on the card. The University has contracted with a company to make monthly payments as well as to accept credit cards. I come to find out today that this payment service takes Discover, AMEX, MasterCard but NOT VISA. They claim that is was VISA's decision to not work with the company. For the life of me, I cannot see how anyone cannot accept the most widely used credit card. VISA tells me that I can write a courtesy check to pay the bill and not incur fees for a cash advance but I do not earn Marriott Reward points. I can just as easily write my own check. Does anyone know any way around this?

Joe