| kwibbles, as Susan said, it's a good idea when comparing the costs of different colleges to be sure that you're comparing exactly the same items. Having said that, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that $56,000 figure is correct. I don't know if the proposed increases for next year have been finalized yet but when you're looking at tuition, housing costs, mealplan and the ancillary costs for registration and service fees, it's very likely that that is a good estimate. What we found, in four years of paying Tisch's fees, is that the estimates for additional costs were always conservative. Fees like living expenses, transportation, spending money, books and materials, and travel expenses to and from home (which obviously will vary depending on where you live). All of these should be considered when doing any comparison. Tisch is a very expensive school, there's no doubt about it. Whether your family can swing it, with the f/a package offered, is a personal decision but I would really recommend against any student taking on huge loans, particularly in this business. |