Ceritification of Finance?

I am really confused about how to fill out the form

  1. for no. 13, it says 'What is the total amount of money you expect to have when you arrive at this institution?' what does this entail? is this including the fees and all the 'expected expenses'?
  2. for no. 14, it says what are the sources and amounts of support available to you during the summer? do I still have to fill this out even if I answer NO to 'do you plan to remain in the US during the summer?' if so, how much are they expecting me to write? what are the funds for?

thank you! really urgent so i’d appreciate a lot of help :frowning:

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  1. I believe it's money you would use for personal expenses (Source: http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/international_students/cof%20instructions.html)

What’s an appropriate amount of money to have when I arrive at the institution (Section 13)?
You can determine yourself what is the appropriate amount for personal expenses. A rough estimate will suffice; there is no exact “answer”. Our financial aid office has calculated “Indirect costs” which includes books & other expenses a student may end up spending during the academic year, which you can see at the bottom of this page. Of course, that is only an estimate & will vary depending on the student.

  1. Not sure, but based on this (https://www.dickinson.edu/download/downloads/id/2112/certification_of_finances_form) and this (www.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/global/docs/Cof%20for%20aided%20students%20spring%201617.pdf), it seems like they're referring to sources of income that you would have if attending summer school.

I’ve never filled one of these out, so I would contact the financial aid department at Hopkins to verify.

thank you!!