<p>Is that really necessary? People here are so scared of documents that they've never seen, it's crazy. I went to school to get a signature that my translated transcript was correct and they wouldn't give it to me. And my mom's been working there for 17 years!
Do I really have to get the signature or is it just for those that indicate sources other than their parents income? <a href="http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/pdf/2012-13/2012-international-profile.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/pdf/2012-13/2012-international-profile.pdf</a> this is what I'm talking about (question 9). I only filled out $1000 from my parents each year. Still need that signature?</p>
<p>Yes, it is really necessary. If you do not have an official bank sighnature, as an international student, your paperwork will not be processed. </p>
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<p>the bank is supposed to be a neutral 3rd party who would be obligated to state the facts regarding your family’s financial situtation. while you wrote" I only filled out $1000 from my parents each year", your parents financials may actually state that they have the assets to pay more.</p>
<p>Actually, I figured it out. I would need the bank official’s signature only if I filled out that I would finance my education through funds existing in a bank.</p>
<p>If you look at question 8A, it states: personal or family savings and the name of the bank. It also states that A bank official’s signature is required on the certification if the student is partially or totally supported by personal savings. If your parents are going to use any of the money that they have in the bank, then you need to have the bank certify that the amount of funds that they are going to use to fund your education is actually in the bank.</p>
<p>So basically if you are saying that your family has money in the bank and they will not be using it to help fund your education. Remember that your family is first in line when it comes to funding your education. If you are saying no, that your family will not be using their money, what you are essentially saying is that you want other peoples families to fund your education, which is where the money in the endowment that gives need based financial aid comes from. </p>
<p>As an international student, where your family’s ability to pay will be a factor in the admissions process their unwillingness to have skin in the game, no matter how little, is essentially sealing your fate to not be admitted (unless you are bringing something really stellar to the table that cannot be found anywhere else).</p>
<p>They don’t have any money in banks, that’s why I’m not putting that in. I filled out just 8b, stating their income as support. Our gross income is a little over $12k, and after taxes it’s about $10k. I figured 1k is an adequate sum to put in for starters. Of course, it some miracle happens and we win the lottery or dad’s business kicks up, they will contribute more than that. </p>
<p>Bottom line, if I didn’t put in anything regarding banks, do I need a signature from the bank or not? I figured I wouldn’t</p>
<p>Only if your parents have absolutely no money in the bank. If they have $1 in the bank, then you need to obtain a bank signature certifying that they have $1 in the bank.</p>
<p>he has a bank account but he doesn’t have anything in it. He uses it to make payments, in which case he puts money in his account for the specific transaction, and that’s it. </p>
<p>Also, my dad put me in contact with a lady at the bank that helps him out and stuff. She said that she cannot sign the document eitherway because she doesn’t have the authority to certify that my parents will pay whatever amount. The only way she can sign is if my parents take out a loan specifically for this.
That, or she just doesn’t want to sign.</p>