- I believe it's money you would use for personal expenses (Source: http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/international_students/cof%20instructions.html)
What’s an appropriate amount of money to have when I arrive at the institution (Section 13)?
You can determine yourself what is the appropriate amount for personal expenses. A rough estimate will suffice; there is no exact “answer”. Our financial aid office has calculated “Indirect costs” which includes books & other expenses a student may end up spending during the academic year, which you can see at the bottom of this page. Of course, that is only an estimate & will vary depending on the student.
- Not sure, but based on this (https://www.dickinson.edu/download/downloads/id/2112/certification_of_finances_form) and this (www.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/global/docs/Cof%20for%20aided%20students%20spring%201617.pdf), it seems like they're referring to sources of income that you would have if attending summer school.
I’ve never filled one of these out, so I would contact the financial aid department at Hopkins to verify.