Financial Information

Currency
Students are strongly urged to bring travelers checks or a credit card and not to carry much cash. However, students should have from $200 to $250 available in low-denomination U.S. bills and coins to cover immediate expenses, such as telephone calls, bus and train service, other transportation, and tips. Students are advised to come with at least $1,500 in travelers checks to cover one-time expenses such as textbooks for the semester (unless covered by financial aid), subscribe to newspapers or magazines, purchase additional furniture, and buy miscellaneous items, such as toiletries and other personal articles.

Students may change currency at an airport currency exchange booth upon arrival or cash travelers’ checks at an airport branch bank during normal banking hours. Travelers checks can be cashed at most banks by presenting identification. Your passport is sufficient identification. 

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Banking in the US