Other Expenses. Breakup/amount to be shown

[hs202]

Hey
On the application form point 10, it asks us the detail of other
expenses and it classifies it as Room & Board and Other expenses.
A) What should we write 10,000 or 30,000. (10,000 is the amount required by CHC to be shown in addition to tuition fee. 30,000 is the amount estimated as other expenses by the university
B) What is the breakup for these two costs. Do we estimate it ourselves

On point 11, it asks the funds available. Do we write the total funds in our possession including land and non liquid assets OR do we just write the amount of liquid fund available to fund the education

 

[kista]

Room and board would usually take $10,000 while others may include books, groceries, garments etc. Room and boarding expenses may vary from city to city but usually 10 or 11k would be enough.

 

[zulkfal]

The university normally add all the expenses in break up which includes fees as well, normally show as following
if you live on campus then
1) housing 2,700 per term include basic meal plan 8,100 you can exclude the meal plan(you can opt to exclude meal plan).
2) The food (as basic meal plan's are not enough so add up) 1,200 per year (if no meal plan then 2,400, it's cheaper to buy food from outside)
3) Books, etc 1,000 and majority of university undergraduate gets free travel on buses so exclude this. so all add up to 10,500
So, the best is
10,000-13,000 per annum, btw which university you are planning for.

 

[hs202]

thanks zulfkal
I got admission in Queen's MBA program.
The tuition fee inclusive of all books, case material etc. and tuition fee is very high 67.5 K CAD.

I asked university abt 30,000 expense and they told me it is a higher end estimate and it includes costs such as dry cleaning of suits and it is more of an actual cost incurred by MBA students. They write this cost so that everyone comes prepared mentally.

I guess I would be showing 10 to 13 k and this is ok for visa purposes. Only problem I am having is that my acceptance letter says other expenses as 30k and visa ppl would say why are you showing 10k when your acceptance letter says 30k

what do u suggest me. I am planning to write 13k as my other expense. OR shoulkd I write my other expenses as 30k but show liquid funds equivalent to 13k

I am not sure what other admitted ppl get to see on their acceptance letter. Can any one share this info with me

 

[zulkfal]

The MBA's costs are high as university mentioned Dry cleaning cost for Suits, the should have given you break down for all the things, if you check their web there will be break down foods and every thing else as I mentioned is above, suits dry cleaning is not that much.

 

[hs202]

No the break up is not provided.
Anywyas right now my simple question is whether I show 10k or 30 k given my circumstances. Whats ur take.

The actual expense, I can think about that later and obviously I dont need to arrange that much of liquid fund right now

 

[zulkfal]

if university letter says 30K then you have to show 30K as the university letter over come the average cost rule of 10K per annum.