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<p>First off, congratulations! As you probably know your provisional offer is based upon receipt of 2011 tax information from the student and parents via IDOC on the CSS Profile, and a few other forms that can be found online somewhere around May.</p>
<p>Freshman are not allowed to choose meal plans; all freshman living on campus must get the 21-meals per week plan. (Upperclassmen can choose their meal plans.)</p>
<p>The student is billed for the full amount of tuition, room, board and fees. Your account is then credited with your Yale Scholarship and the balance is left to be paid.</p>