Expenses during the application process

Common expenses that I encountered during the application process and perhaps you shall encounter too, if you apply to around 5 or more colleges:

• Application fee : $100 to $200 per University = $1000
• Courier charges: $200
• Stationary, printing, photocopying: $100
• Loss of pay, due to days taken off to study for exams & write exams = 20+ days worth
• GMAT fees : USD.250 x 2 = USD.500
• TOEFL fees: CAD.185
• Transportation: $100
• GMAC books: $100
• Career Leader online: USD.95
• GMAT focus online tests: USD.95
• Trip to India to arrange transcripts & reference letters: $1000+

In brief, the process can get expensive indeed... more than $3000 in my case, excluding loss of pay!

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