Financial Policies – GAP Year

When completing your application, you will be required to submit payment information for all future billing, including tuition balances and additional expenses that may occur. A minimum payment of 50% of the full year tuition is due on or before July 15th for fall semester, with the remaining 50% of the full year tuition due December 1 for spring semester. (Tuition is due within two weeks of acceptance if admitted after this date). Families who pay tuition for the entire year by July 15th will receive a tuition reduction of $1,000. No services will be delivered to the student until both the tuition and $350 refundable damage deposit have been received.

Any participant enrolled at SOAR is expected to complete the program. Withdrawal or dismissal of a participant before the close of the program will result in forfeiture of the unused paid portions of the tuition, fees and costs, and the family shall remain obligated to complete payment in full for tuition, fees and costs for the entire program.

Participants will be required to come to SOAR with access to a debit account with funds in the amount of $1200 ($600 per semester). This will be used to help teach fiscal responsibility, budgeting, and accountability. These funds are not included in the tuition cost.

Although we take precautions to ensure gear is treated respectfully, SOAR will collect a damage deposit in the amount of $350 per participant. We reserve the right to charge students for damage done to SOAR equipment due to negligence or non-compliance. This may include damage to tents, rental vans, cabins, etc. Parents will be notified of the damage occurred. Any remaining funds will be refunded approximately two weeks after the end of the program.

Participants may incur additional expenses. This includes prescription medication costs, doctor visits, damage fees for intentional damage done to SOAR property in excess of the damage deposit, or additional airline expenses traveling to or returning home from the program. In the event any additional fees occur, SOAR will either use the participant’s debit account, or will contact parents and charge the payment method on file.

Looking for LD or ADHD scholarships to help fund college? We recommend starting your search on these websites:

• FinAid
• College Board
• FastWEB
• NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)
• Peterson’s

These lists are not exhaustive by any means. For both college and pre-college opportunities, there is often funding out there that you may never know about until you go looking.

One last tip—if you’re looking for an LD or ADHD scholarship and you haven’t found a program, consider creating your own fundraiser. Here’s a guide from GoFundMe on how to raise money using their crowdfunding platform. Best of luck!