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Applying to college or grad school can be a stressful experience. Between the different application requirements, test prep, and deadlines, there can be a lot to cover. And getting all of your ducks in a row can take a bit of legwork.

Before you file your applications, you’ll want to do your research on the schools and programs you are considering. When it comes to college and grad school, tuition isn’t the only thing that can get expensive. As you go through the application process, there are hidden costs and unexpected fees that can add up to a pretty penny.

Here are some of the hidden fees that pop up when you apply to college or grad school. With this information you can create a budget to prepare for the costs that may arise during the application process.

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Social Financial Inc. (referred to hereafter also as “Sponsor” or “SoFi”) is solely responsible for all aspects of the Wag Announcement Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”).

ENTRY PERIOD: Sweepstakes begins at 9 AM PT 3.18.19 and ends at 9 AM PT 3.22.19 (“Entry Period”). All entries must be received by 9 AM PT on 3.22.19.

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for this Sweepstakes, at the time of entry you must be: [1] a legal resident and physically located within, the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (collectively, “Territory”); [2] 18 years of age or older; [3] a registered user of Facebook and its terms of use agreement; [4] not an employee of Sponsor or of its parent, subsidiary, affiliated or successor companies; the advertising, promotional or fulfillment agencies involved in this Sweepstakes (individually and collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”); nor members of their households or immediate families and [5] willing to have your entry featured and/or published on social media or otherwise distributed, in connection with, or to promote, the Sweepstakes. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year. “Immediate family members” shall mean parents, step-parents, children, stepchildren, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses.

HOW TO ENTER: Entry Method #1: To enter via Facebook, visit the SoFi Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SoFi (Sponsor’s Facebook page) and follow all onscreen instructions to enter the Sweepstakes (“Facebook Entry”) including: “comment” on the Sweepstakes post (comments will not be judged) or “Like” the Sweepstakes post on the Sponsor’s Facebook page
By entering the Sweepstakes, you are agreeing to the Rules. All entries submitted in accordance with these Rules shall be hereinafter referred to as “Eligible Entries” and all such entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Any Facebook Account, or Twitter Account, and/or Instagram Account will be referred to hereafter as “Account.”
If your Account is set to “protected or private mode,” your updates/responses will not be visible to the Sponsor and, therefore, will not be received by the Sponsor, resulting in your failure to enter the Sweepstakes.

All Entries must be received during the Entry Period. Limit of one (1) Entry per person per Account per day (regardless of whether one person has more than one Account or more than one person use the same Account).

Entry or Entries must be posted by the Account holder and not a retweet or repost of other entrant’s work. Entrants retain ownership of the Entries they submit, however, by submitting an Entry, each Entrant, on behalf of him/herself grants Sweepstakes Entities and/or their agents, a perpetual, fully-paid, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, distribute, display, exhibit, transmit, broadcast, televise, digitize, otherwise use, and permit others to use and perform throughout the world the Entry, in whole or in part, in any manner, form, or format now or hereinafter created, including on the Internet, and for any purpose, including, but not limited to, on Sweepstakes Entities’ websites and/or any other advertising or promotion of Sweepstakes Entities all without further consent from or compensation to any Entrant. By submitting an Entry, you agree that Sponsor has no obligation to post or publish your Entry, that all such postings or publication, if any, will be in Sponsor’s sole discretion and that the posting or publication of an Entry does not have any bearing on whether the Entry will be selected as a winner. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Entrant agrees that the Entry may be posted and shared by other others in various social media outlets and the Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for any unauthorized use of Entries by third parties.

If you do not have a Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/ and register for free. You must have an electronic device or mobile phone or other wireless that supports the Twitter, Instagram or Facebook applications. Normal Internet access and data usage charges imposed by your online and cell phone service provider will apply. Please contact your participating mobile service provider for pricing plans, participation status and details.

LIMITATIONS: By submitting an Entry in the Sweepstakes, you represent and warrant to Sponsor that the Entry and everything depicted therein: [1] do not originate from a website unrelated to the Sponsor, magazine, newspaper or other commercial or proprietary source; [2] do not infringe upon or otherwise violate any right of any person, firm or entity; [3] comply with the Rules; [4] do not contain any trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, photographs, artwork or sculptures or other material (e.g., on props, costumes, background) that would infringe any third party’s copyrights or trademarks; [5] have not previously been submitted in a Sweepstakes or game of chance of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any commercial means; [6] do not contain the likeness or photograph of any person other than you and 7] do not contain material which is (or promotes activities which are) sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent (e.g., relating to murder, the sales of weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc.), discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (e.g. underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, threatening, profane, harassing, defamatory, libelous, infringing or otherwise objectionable or unlawful as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

You further represent and warrant to Sponsor that: [1] you have all rights, licenses, permissions and consents necessary to submit the Entry in accordance with the Rules; [2] no person or entity other than you has any right, title or interest in and to any part of the Entry ; (3) you are not subject to any agreement or arrangement that would interfere with your entering this Sweepstakes and granting all the rights granted hereunder or that would conflict with any other documentation required hereunder; and [4] no animal or human has been harmed in connection with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any Entry that Sponsor deems to be in violation of these Limitations at any time. In event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Entry, the Entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person whose name appears on Account. Entries by any method other than set forth in the “how to enter” section are void. Any use of automated or programmed methods of spamming Entry is prohibited. Neither the Sponsor, nor any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, artists or representatives (individually and collectively, “Releasees”) are responsible for Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Territory; or Entries that are altered, contain the images of more than one person, delayed, deleted, destroyed, forged, fraudulent, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, irregular in any way, late, lost, misrouted, multiple, non-delivered, stolen, tampered with, unauthorized, unintelligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules; or for any printing, production, technical, electronic or other errors; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections; miscommunications; failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions; technical failures; unauthorized human intervention; traffic congestion; garbled or jumbled transmissions; undeliverable emails resulting from any form of active or passive email filtering; insufficient space in entrant’s email account to receive email; or other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, mechanical or human error or other causes; even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releasees.

Winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder of the Account associated with the Entry. Any Entrant who attempts to enter with multiple Accounts or under multiple identities will be disqualified. Sponsor is not obligated to communicate with any Entrant during the duration of the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations. In the event of a conflict between these Rules and the terms of any social media channel, these Rules will govern.

1 PRIZE, THEIR CORRESPONDING APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARV”) & ODDS: Grand Prize winner will receive: A dog walk each day for a year.(“ARV”): $4,800 value added as a credit to your Wag! account. Maximum ARV of all prizes: $4,800 If the actual value of the prize is less than the stated ARV, the difference will not be awarded. Any depiction of prizes is for illustrative purposes only. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or transferable except to a surviving spouse residing in the same household. No substitution allowed except at Sponsor’s sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. The prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. Prize elements may not be separated. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period.

WINNER SELECTION: 1 Winner will be selected in a random drawing from all Eligible Entries received during the Entry Period. Random drawing will be conducted on or about 3.22.19 by a representative from the Sponsor whose decisions are final.

WINNER NOTIFICATION/VERIFICATION: Potential winners will be notified by comment or by a direct message from the Sponsor’s Facebook account to the recipient’s corresponding Account. At the sole discretion of the Sponsor, disqualification, forfeiture and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the following: [1] potential winner’s failure to respond to notification within two (2) days after its mailing/transmission; [2] the return of an email notification or message as undeliverable; (3) the receipt of any other notice or an undeliverable prize; [4] potential winner’s failure to provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof that he/she is the authorized person of the Account associated with the winning Entry; [5] potential winner’s failure to provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof of age, identity and residency; [6] if applicable, potential winner’s failure to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity Release within five (5) days after its deployment or mailing; [7] potential winner’s failure to claim prize within three (3) days after s/he is confirmed a winner; and [8] any other non-compliance with Rules. In the event of prize forfeiture, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, award or not award the forfeited prize to an alternate winner.

CONDITIONS: By entering this Sweepstakes as an entrant, you agree, represent and warrant that: [1] you will be bound by the Rules and SoFi’s decisions, which shall be final in all respects; [2] you release and hold harmless the Releasees, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, from any and all liability for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the Entry, selection or use of a Entry or from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any prize; participation in this Sweepstakes or from any interaction with or downloading of computer Sweepstakes information; [3] the prizes are awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose); [4] a winner’s acceptance of a prize constitutes the grant to Sponsor and assigns of an unconditional right to use winner’s name, address (city and state only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and prize information and/or statements about the promotion for any programming. publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law; [5] in the event viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, Acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond the Sponsor’s reasonable control, corrupt, prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, so that it cannot be conducted as originally planned, except where prohibited by law, Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Rules or to cancel, modify, terminate or suspend the Sweepstakes; and in such event, to select winners by such method as Sponsor in its sole discretion shall consider equitable; [6] the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Rules, selection and announcement of the winners and distribution of the prizes; [7] any portion of any prize not accepted or used by any winner will be forfeited; [8] the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of any winner to accept or use any prize (or any portion thereof) for any reason; [9) the Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it suspects: to be doing any of the following: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; (b) violating the Rules and/or the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy; (c) violating any other terms, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Sweepstakes property or service or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or for any other good cause as determined solely by the Sponsor; and (10) any attempt by any individual to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of these Rules as well as criminal and civil laws; and should Sponsor believe or become aware that such an attempt has been, is being, or will be made, it has the right to seek remedies and damages from any responsible individuals to the fullest extent permitted by law, including without limitation criminal prosecution.

ARBITRATION: This Sweepstakes shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. Entrant hereby agrees that any and all disputes, claims, causes of action, or controversies (“Claims”) arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes shall be resolved, upon the election by Entrant or Sponsor, by arbitration pursuant to this provision and the code of procedures of either the National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”) or the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), as selected by the Entrant. IF ARBITRATION IS CHOSEN BY ANY PARTY WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM, NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE THAT CLAIM IN COURT OR HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON THAT CLAIM. FURTHER, NEITHER SPONSOR NOR ENTRANT WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR OTHER PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED, OR AS A MEMBER OF ANY CLASS OF CLAIMANTS PERTAINING TO ANY CLAIM SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, THE ARBITRATOR’S DECISION WILL BE FINAL AND BINDING. NOTE THAT OTHER RIGHTS THAT ENTRANT WOULD HAVE IF ENTRANT WENT TO COURT ALSO MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION. ANY CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND/OR AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS SWEEPSTAKES. ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS OR CLAIMS TO ATTORNEY’S FEES, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ENTRANT, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT AND WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE. The arbitrator’s authority to resolve Claims is limited to Claims between Sponsor and Entrant alone, and the arbitrator’s authority to make awards is limited to awards to Sponsor and Entrant alone. Furthermore, claims brought by either party against the other may not be joined or consolidated in arbitration with Claims brought by or against any third party, unless agreed to in writing by all parties. No arbitration award or decision will have any preclusive effect as to issues or claims in any dispute with anyone who is not a named party to the arbitration. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement and without waiving either party’s right to appeal such decision, should any portion of this provision be deemed invalid or unenforceable, then the entire provision (other than this sentence) shall not apply.

PRIVACY: By entering the Sweepstakes, the information Entrants provide may be sent to promotional partners. Entrants may be contacted by the Sponsor and/or any promotional partners with future promotional offers. Information provided by Entrants to participate in this Sweepstakes is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at www.sofi.com/privacy-policy.

SPONSOR: Social Finance, LLC, One Letterman Drive, Building A, Suite 4700, San Francisco, CA 94129.

WINNERS LIST: For names of winners (available after 3.23.19), send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: 1 Letterman Drive #4700 San Francisco CA 94129 by 3.25.19.

This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding these Sweepstakes must be directed to the Sponsor.

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