Study Abroad: Mail

MAIL SENT TO CMC: While students are away, all first-class mail will be automatically forwarded to students' permanent addresses. All students wishing to receive their mail abroad must submit a request in writing via letter to the Story House mailroom or via e-mail at mailroom@claremontmckenna.edu

Depending on where you are and the quality of the postal service, mail can take weeks (even, at times, months) just to arrive in the country; getting it to your local address adds additional days. In certain countries, there are also complicated customs regulations which determine what you can send and/or receive. You might also be required to pay a tariff to obtain our letter or package. A CMC student recently had to pay $80 to customs to pick up a package she had sent to herself.

The OCS Office uses e-mail to send students abroad import notifications including pre-registration information.