Office of International Student Services : How Much Money Should I Bring?

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You should bring enough money with you to cover your living expenses, tuition, and fees for the first four months, about $10,500.

• Bring no more than $200 in cash and the rest in travelers checks in US dollars.

• Wiring Money to your student account:  

  1.  Call your bank in your country and give them your

  • Name and Student ID Number

  •  Tell them these numbers

   They must be on separate lines!!

  * ABA = 044000024
  * Checking Account = 01472257668
  * Swift ID Hunt US 33 

  2.  Ask your bank call Hunting Bank in Columbus, OH at 1-614-480-8384 and then tell them the same information as above

  3.  Its possible it might take 2-4 weeks to get here (depends on country)

  Columbus Bank Address:
  Huntington Bank
  Attn:  Wire Transfer Dept. Suite #EA2W47
  41 South High St
  Columbus, OH  43215

• If you wish to bring a bank-issued check, make sure that the check is payable to you, and that the bank issuing the check is chartered with a bank in the United States. If you bring a check payable to The University of Toledo or issued by a bank not chartered with a US bank, you will experience a long delay in cashing it, possibly up to one month.

• Bring along with you several $1 and $5 bills for tipping, and several 25-cent coins to make local phone calls and for baggage lockers if you need them.