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    Attendance Plan (students who are on or who require an F1 Visa)
     

    Beginning and ending attendance dates are required for the purpose of completing an I-20 for prospective F-1 students.

    The school recommends that you estimate how long it will take to complete all seven levels of AEI's ESL Intensive English course. Add to this estimate any time, as appropriate, for test preparation or other post-Intensive Mastery English studies, and choose an ending date accordingly. This leaves F-1 students maximum flexibility, as the I-20 cannot be extended easily. However, you may also choose a specific, short period of study, e.g. four months.

    Regarding the length of your I-20, AEI normally applies a one-year grace period to your dates of attendance. This allows for vacation time as well as other planned or unplanned absences.

    Please use the school's Academic Calendar and the following guidelines:

    ESL Intensive Course
    • Beginning: Levels 1 and 2
    • Intermediate: Levels 3 and 4
    • Advanced: Levels 5 and 6
    • Mastery: Levels 7

    Regarding Test Preparation courses, please estimate 1-2 sessions for each course. (For example, if you plan to take both the TOEFL and the GMAT, you will want to add at least 4 months to your plan of attendance.) Post-Intensive Mastery English courses are normally 8 weeks each.

    If the school calendar does not go out as far as you plan, please estimate two months for each ESL level, Test Preparation, or Mastery English course. (All levels and courses are eight weeks each. The attendance dates you choose do not bind you to the school. A student is normally obligated financially for only one full session. Please see school policies for further details.)

    Session Beginning Date

      Please use a beginning session date unless you wish to enroll midsession. (AEI invites midsession enrollment provided there is available space.)

    Ending Date

      Unless you are leaving the country, please use an end of session date.
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    Financial Information
     

    For purposes of completing the I-20, the school requires documentation of your estimated expenses and means of support (sources of funding).

    Please use a maximum of 12 months of financial information for all Estimated Expenses and Means of Support. This is not an attendance limit. Rather, it is the maximum financial information required by the U.S. government
     
    Estimated Expenses  (Reminder: Use a maximum of 12 months. See above.)
     

    Tuition

      Please calculate tuition based on the number of sessions you will be studying. The school's tuition charge 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
      Monthly  
    Housing $  
    Utilities $  
    Communications $  
    Food $  
    Transportation $  
    Personal $  
    Total (monthly) $  
    Multiply by no. of months         
    Total living expenses $  

    Expenses of Dependents

      Please estimate the amount of expenses (in addition to your own living expenses noted above) associated with dependents, e.g. wife, children, etc. You may (again) use the above worksheet.

    Other

      Please note any extraordinary expenses here and explain in the space provided.

    Means of Support  (Reminder: Use a maximum of 12 months. See above.)

      The source of your funding is either personal or from another source. Another source could be, for example, a family member or other sponsor.

    Funds from Another Source

      Please specify the type and source of other funding in the space provided; for example, "parents in Hamburg, Germany".
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