Does Macalester pay directly for non-tuition program expenses (e.g. plane tickets and program deposits)?
Program deposit fees and the airfare costs are paid directly by the student, not by the College. Instead, deposit and plane ticket costs are included in the Cost Estimate Sheet and are considered when determining financial aid for the study abroad semester. Non-tuition fees are not typically covered in full by financial aid except in extremely high-need situations. Note about housing: if a student’s financial aid package does not not cover on-campus housing at Macalester, it is unlikely to cover housing overseas. The student may need to send in a monetary deposit to secure housing as well as begin paying rent on that housing very shortly after arrival.
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