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(1) Attendance
I-20 requirements require start and end attendance dates for all
prospective F-1 students.
The recommended timeline for completion of the GLI ESL course, including
test preparation time, is a minimum of 24 months. However, GLI recommends
a request of 36 months for your I-20 to ensure enough time to complete
your program. I-20 extensions are not easy and should be avoided at all
costs.
The ESL Scholars Course and course lengths follow:
ESL
Scholars Course
* Beginning: Levels 1 and 2
* Intermediate: Levels 3 and 4
* Advanced: Levels 5 and 6
* Masters: Level 7
Additional
courses
● TOEFL Preparation - 8
weeks
● GMAT Preparation - 8 weeks
Most courses in GLI last 8 weeks and you should plan accordingly when
adding other courses to your program.
Start and end dates should correspond with the Academic calendar and be
in line with class start and end dates.
(2) Estimated Expenses and Means of Support (F-1 Students only)
I-20 applications require as 12 month Estimated Expenses and Means of
Support plan. This is not an attendance limit. It is the maximum
financial information required by the U.S.
government.
Estimated
Expenses
Tuition
Please calculate tuition based on the number of
sessions you will be studying. The school's tuition includes books.
Living Expenses
Estimate your monthly expenses and then multiply
the total by the number of months you plan to study. You may use the
following worksheet to help calculate these expenses:
Worksheet
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Monthly
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Housing
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$
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Utilities
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$
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Communications
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$
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Food
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$
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Transportation
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Personal
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$
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Total (monthly)
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$
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Times # of months(Max 12)
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$
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Total living expenses
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$
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Expenses of Dependents
Please estimate the amount of expenses associated
with your spouse, children, etc. GLI recommends a minimum of $2500(each
child) ~$4500(spouse) per dependant.
Other
Please note any extraordinary expenses here.
Means
of support
The source of your funding is either personal or from another source.
Another source could be, for example, a family member, spouse, or
sponsoring agency. Please specify type and amount of sources here.
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