What are the 'HIDDEN COSTS' that international students should be prepared for?
Are you planning for higher studies in USA? If yes, you should be aware of the additional 'hidden costs'- Expenses which are not mentioned in brochures. Health insurance: Every campus has its own health insurance partner. One should be very careful in choosing the insurance plan. Many costs are not covered in basic plan such as ambulance charges, dental and eye care, which are pretty expensive. Meal Plans: If you are staying in dorms you need to carefully select meal plans as you can't cook in your room. Meal plans are weekly. Any healthy human being would require three meals a day. So, one would need 21 meals for the whole week. If you select 10 meals per week to save money either you would stay hungry or end up spending more on junk food. Summer Cost: The form I20 (issued by a school or university which has granted admission to you) provides the annual cost for nine months...