<p>I understand that Wintersession classes are pretty much restricted to study abroad or a very few on campus classes (Russian 101 and German 101).</p>
<p>-- Does the student pay additional tuition charges for study abroad, or are additional costs only associated with travel and accommodations? (I am especially interested with anyone's experience going to France.)</p>
<p>-- If a student takes a course on campus, does she have to pay additional tuition and additional fees for room and board?</p>
<p>The tuition portion of Wintersession is included in the annual tuition assessment. Course fees are extra, but can be covered by Financial Aid if your D is a Financial Aid recipient. </p>
<p>I believe if a student is on campus for Wintersession there is not an additional fee for room & board, but they may need to move to a different location (due to staffing/security) during that time.</p>
<p>My D did Wintersession in Morocco in January and had an amazing experience.</p>
<p>So what kind of things do the course fees cover?</p>
<p>Just to get a sense, what did the Morocco trip cost (if you are comfortable sharing)?</p>
<p>Just looked back - it was $3,960 for the three week program. For us, her Financial Aid covered a significant portion of the cost.</p>
<p>The course fee included all transportation (their flight left from and returned to Boston); also all transportation inside Morocco. It included all lodging in Morocco and all meals. It included all scheduled excursions (eg camel trek in the Sahara). Basically, it included everything except spending money for snacks and souvenirs. </p>
<p>They visited Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Zagora, Ait ben Haddou, Fes, Azrou, Baha Baha, Errachidia, etc. The home base was the Center for Cross Cultural Learning in Rabat.</p>
<p>D said it was fabulous - was not a “vacation” but was an incredible learning experience. She got to use her Arabic, Spanish, and French - and I wasn’t even aware that she knew any French!</p>
<p>Thanks college_query – that is good to know!</p>
<p>Do first-years typically do wintersession, now that the class offerings on campus are so limited?</p>
<p>No, I don’t believe most first-years typically do wintersession.</p>
<p>As far as I know, as long as there are spots in the course and there are no pre-reqs, there’s no reason for first year not to do Wintersession, particularly German or Russian.</p>
<p>While I haven’t been a student in a few year, I image the above response is more because most students don’t do Wintersession any more.</p>
<p>While I am not sure what I would have done in its place, I do regret not doing “Wintersrussian”.</p>
<p>That’s correct - my answer reflected my understanding that most first-years don’t do Wintersession, not that they couldn’t do Wintersession. I know for us, and D’s international roommate, they did not leave campus from the beginning of school until Winter break (did not go home for Thanksgiving) so first year were especially ready for a longer winter break. Last year when D went to Morocco it meant her winter break was quite short - can’t remember, maybe 10-14 days total?</p>
<p>Also, there are some athletes that go back for Wintersession because it is when they train, practice and compete. D considered playing squash first year and she would have had to return to campus for Wintersession.</p>