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Step 2: What do you need?
Photo Id
Acceptable forms of photo ID include Passport, Drivers License, or Government issued ID. Please provide a good quality image of your photo ID later in the application.
GOOD QUALITY IMAGE
✔️ Centered, in-focus
✔️ No glare or shadows
✔️ Straight-down shot within photo frame
POOR QUALITY IMAGE
🚫 Crooked, out-of-focus
🚫 Shadows across id
🚫 Angled shot
i-20 Form
We ask for your I-20 Form to verify both your enrollment, and budget for housing expenses. Please have ready your I-20 Form to be attached later in the application process.
Sample I-20 Form
Proof of Enrollment
Students from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College are all welcome. Please download your proof of enrollment letter to be attached later in the application process.
University of Massachusetts
Find your letter in SPIRE (Step 1)
Find your letter in SPIRE (Step 2)
Example of Enrollment Letter (UMass)
Amherst College
Go to the Registrar page; click on Student Attendance & Degree Verification
Go to https://secure.studentclearinghouse.org/vs/Index
Select Current Enrollment/Dates of Attendance
Enter School Name
Fill out Name, Aliases, and DOB of Student
Click on next page and follow the instructions
Hampshire College
Go to Hampshire College main page
Go on menu & select offices
Go to Central Records (Registrar)
Scroll down & Click on Enrollment and Degree Verification
Follow instructions for Enrollment Verification
Fill out enrollment verification request form (download form here) and bring to the registrar’s office.
For Recipient, please put down the following: Property Name – Amherst Innovative Living; Email: info@amherstinnovative.com; Mail: 37 S Pleasant St, Floor 2N, Amherst, MA 01002
Mount Holyoke
Login to my.mountholyoke.edu
Go to Student Portal and click on request enrollment verification. This should be found under transcript requests.
For recipient, enter the following information:
Mail: Olympia Place – Amherst Innovative Living 37 S Pleasant St, Floor 2N, Amherst, MA 01002
Email: info@amherstinnovative.com
Subject Line: Your name – Proof of Enrollment
The registrar’s office will receive your request and send it to us!
Smith College
Go to https://www.smith.edu/about-smith/registrar – click on Transcripts & Enrollment Verification
Scroll down to Enrollment Verification – follow the directions on how to get your proof of enrollment via BannerWeb