大家能否讨论一下MBA学费筹措的话题

Here is some information from Kellogg website

Does the Kellogg School offer financial aid to international students?
Kellogg offers financial assistance via the NU International Loan Program, a University loan that provides two loan options. The first option requires a credit-worthy U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident co-signer. There is no origination fee and a lower interest rate. The second option has no citizenship/residency requirement for the student or co-signer. However, a family member (parent, guardian or relative other than a spouse) must co-sign. This option charges a 4-percent origination fee and a half-percent-higher interest rate than the previous option. More details on financial aid and the financial aid process are provided upon acceptance to the program

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/admissions/apply/FAQ.htm

And you can use this loan to apply for your visa. When I renewed my visa this December, the visa officer told me this and we talked about the rate of this loan which was in his opinion pretty good.

请问EDWARD，可以用这个LOAN来申请第一次的F1签证吗？

另外，不知道该政策是否也适用于用其它学校的STUDENT LOAN来申请签证？

一般要申请签证, 需要准备一年的费用还是两年的总费用?

Theoretically you can use it for your F1. If you get in, your admission package contains detail information of how to use it to apply for your visa. But I have to say use it at your own risk. Nobody knows for sure what the visa officer is thinking. That's the reality.

I don't know whether it is true for other schools.