Internationals! How to pay tuition?

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<p>I've just noticed that NetPay on accepts US bank accounts in the payment page. So I'm a bit worried now, since I (or my parents) have no accounts in the States. What is the best way for me to pay my tuition? Would applying for a CornellCard (which is essentially a Cornell credit card) help?</p>

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<p>come on internationals
none of you have any ideas to share?</p>

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<p>If you don’t have an American bank, I think the only way you can pay is by credit card. They will probably charge you a 2-3% convenience fee.</p>

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<p>i think it would be best to call the bursar’s office instead of asking CC.</p>

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<p>@ zakaqel
Do you have any more info on how to pay with an international credit card? Are you sure NetPay accepts that?</p>

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<p>If I were you, I would use tuition pay: <a href=“https://tuitionpay.salliemae.com/tuitionpay/enroll/enrollstep1.aspx?ficeNo=002711[/url]”>https://tuitionpay.salliemae.com/tuitionpay/enroll/enrollstep1.aspx?ficeNo=002711&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tuition Pay allows you to pay your tuition in instalments. There’s only a $80 fee for using Tuition Pay. </p>

<p>They accept mastercard/visa, so you should def. be able to use your Canadian credit card. If you use a Canadian dollar credit card, you will be charged for the exchange rate, a currency exchange fee and a 2-3.5% convenience fee. </p>

<p>So, let’s say you want $10,000($5K for fall and $5K for Spring) using Tuition Pay. If you choose the 2009-2010 05/01 12 months pay plan, then you will have to pay $2579.99 today, with $833.33 monthly payments for the remaining months. If you use a Canadian dollar credit card, then you would have to pay:</p>

<p>$2579.99 American~ $2,800 CAD(@today’s exchange rate)
+
Exchange fee(differs by bank, usually about 3%)~$60 CAD
+
Convenience fee(2-3.5%)~$100 CAD
=$2960 CAD~$3000 CAD</p>

<p>–>I’m estimating that you will be charged about $3000 CAD on your Canadian credit card next month. You’d also have to pay $920 CAD/month for the remaining monthly payments. </p>

<p>Hope this helps…</p>

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<p>Thanks lots zakaqel! That really helped lots!</p>

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<p>i am still very confused about tuition pay enrollment. What about pay by wire transfer?</p>

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<p>I plan to pay everything up front by mailing in a money order. Anyone have experience with that?</p>

<p>I think I’ll sign up for installments next term because the fall 09 installments actually started in May, so the first payment is like 4 / 6 months.</p>

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<p>Money orders can be annoying, as NetPay updates once a month. So you might have to send in a money order every month. For example, the Fall 09 tuition is due Aug 11, but the insurance cost (if you use SHIP), comes out at the end of Aug, I think.</p>