Rome Program Information

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Rome Program Information

• Erin French
• International Programs Coordinator

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Rome Program Information

• Student Housing
• Visiting Your Student
• Communications
• Guide for Families
• Insurance coverage
• Costs of the Rome Program

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Student Housing

• Arranged by College of Design
• Location
• Amenities
• Contrast with campus dorms and
• Ames apartments
• Housing preferences and distribution

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Santa Mariain Cappella
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Via Labicana
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Via di Montecatini
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Piazza Cola di Rienzo
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Via di Panico
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Via Goffedro Mameli
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Visiting Your Student

• Family and friends are welcome to visit
• Must make own travel and accommodation
  arrangements
• Student housing is for students only
• Time visit carefully
• Summer is fast-paced with few breaks
• Fall no Thanksgiving week off 2 field trips
• Rome Program website FAQ
• http//www.design.iastate.edu/ROME/faq.php

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Communications

• Telephone
• Cell phone
• E-mail
• Internet messaging

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Guide for Families

• Benefits of studying abroad
• Safety abroad
• Dsn S 301
• Culture shock and re-entry shock
• Necessary documents
• Additional information

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Insurance Coverage

• ISU is working to provide insurance coverage,
  including evacuation and repatriation, for
  students studying abroad
• Cost estimates for the insurance have been built
  in to the costs of the program
• However, the insurance agreement has not yet been
  finalized
• Further details will be supplied as soon as we
  have confirmation

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Costs of the Rome Program

• Two categories of costs
• U-bill
• Out-of-pocket
• Many U-bill costs will be due on May 20, 2009
  (summer students) and August 20, 2009 (fall
  students)
• Out-of-pocket costs will occur this spring in
  Ames for both groups and in Rome either this
  summer or fall

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Estimated Summer U-bill Costs
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Estimated Summer Out-of-Pocket Costs
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Estimated SummerOut-of-Pocket Costs
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Estimated Summer Total Costs
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Estimated Fall U-bill Costs
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Estimated Fall Out-of-Pocket Costs
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Estimated FallOut-of-Pocket Costs
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Estimated Fall Total Costs
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Withdrawal Penalties

• Apply in ISUAbroad by March 4, 2009
• Students accepted must commit by March 9, 2009
• Committing to program makes a student an official
  participant of the program and he or she will be
  responsible for financial penalties if withdrawal
  occurs

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Summer Withdrawal Penalties

• After committing and before March 25, 2009 200
• On March 25, 2009 and before April 29, 2009 half
  of program fee or 1,450
• On or after April 29, 2009 full program fee or
  2,900

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Fall Withdrawal Penalties

• After committing and before March 25, 2009 200
• On March 25, 2009 and before July 1, 2009 half
  of program fee or 1,500
• On or after July 1, 2009 full program fee or
  3,000

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Questions

• Informal question and answer session at reception
• Evaluation sheet
• E-mail efrench_at_iastate.edu
• Phone [phone]

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Clay Gurganus

• Financial Aid Advisor for study abroad, Office of
  Student Financial Aid
• 515.294.2223
• studyabroadfinaid_at_iastate.edu
• http//www.financialaid.iastate.edu
• http//www.fafsa.ed.gov
• FAFSA School Code 001869