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10-30-2009, 02:23 PM
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#16 | | Junior Member
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You can't blame the UC's on the list. You get premium location at subsidized prices, even at those prices.
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10-30-2009, 03:16 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
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The question is do you need and can you afford a premium location. It could be a big add to the college loan balance at graduation.
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10-30-2009, 03:28 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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^^^
If two of your college choices are relatively equal, it can make a difference to look at things like Room and Board - to see quality of facilities and to compare prices.
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10-30-2009, 05:00 PM
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#19 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by ZFanatic Does it really matter what the cost of the individual items is that much? If anything I'd prefer higher dorm costs for a nicer dorm. You're still gonna pay ~50k/yr (before FA) for the most expensive private schools.
The itemized cost isn't what matters, it's the total bill... | I agree. That's why comparing colleges on the price of tuition alone, as someone on CC did recently, is an equally pointless exercise. What matters is the total cost. But colleges don't mesure total "Cost of Attendance" the same way, so you need to be careful with that. Tuition & mandatory fees + room & board gives you a pretty good approximation of the relative costs of schools on your list. Books should be pretty similar everywhere; transportation will vary a great deal depending on where you're coming from, so the school-wide averages some schools give you are not very helpful. Some schools include "incidentals" to COA in an effort to be realistic; much of this is discretionary with the individual, though you do need things like laundry detergent, change for the washer and dryer (maybe), and toothpaste. But location does play a role here as well. When I'm in New York, I feel like I'm handing out a steady stream of $20 bills. If you're at NYU and you have an active social life, you're almost certainly going to spend more money than you would in, say, Grinnell, Iowa. And you may get more out of it in a certain way, but as barrons suggests, you'll have to decide whether you can afford that luxury during your college years.
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10-30-2009, 05:26 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
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The dorms in the OP's link are not only expensive, they are hideous too.
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10-30-2009, 05:47 PM
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#21 | | Senior Member
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Check out my son's "Super Suite" dorm...he has a private room in a 4 bedroom "Super Suite" with a living room, kitchenette, and 2 bathrooms. Each bedroom has a large closet - more like a home closet. http://housing.ua.edu/ridgecrestsouth.cfm
Scroll down for all the interior pics (scrolling right and left and then click to make larger) and the Super Suite Layout
Very nice... But, these pics were taken before the hall's game/pool table room was finished.
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10-30-2009, 06:20 PM
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#22 | | Junior Member
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This is fantastic quarters! Isn't it amazing what a difference location makes?
My sister is sharing a 2BR Westwood apt with three other kids
and probably paying twice as much rent as your son. I guess the difference is that when she walks out the building, well, she's in Westwood ... not in a remote place deep south.
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10-30-2009, 07:23 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
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How did they come to these costs? UCLA has 40 different on-campus housing plans, and none match the price listed. Quote: |
I guess the difference is that when she walks out the building, well, she's in Westwood ... not in a remote place deep south.
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10-30-2009, 08:41 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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^^
Well, it's not a "remote location in the deep south."
And, since I'm a Southern Calif girl, I've been in Westwood many times (love pinkberry!). I'll admit that they aren't the same, but T-Town is not some "deep south" city at all. And Bama is MUCH prettier than UCLA.
Plus...the Crimson Tide can roll over the Bruins any day of the week. LOL
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10-30-2009, 09:02 PM
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I can't remember the last time Alabama beat UCLA in anything though. UCLA did beat Alabama in the NCAA tournament in 2006 and in Football in 2000 and 2001..  | |
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10-30-2009, 09:07 PM
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#26 | | Senior Member
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This is my favorite picture of the dorms my daughter lives in: Long-range Plan - University Housing
Nothing has changed since this picture was taken! Well... the rooms are more beat up looking. 
It's great though. The community of kids is what it's all about.
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10-30-2009, 09:18 PM
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#27 | | Senior Member
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The dorms in the OP's link are not only expensive, they are hideous too.
| You pay for the location, not the architecture. I had a 3 BR apartment in Manhattan, which I shared with 4 other people. I paid $800/month for rent, not including utilities. Was it worth it? For me, it was, but it depends on the person. Are you willing to pay a premium for the location?
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10-30-2009, 10:35 PM
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#28 | | Senior Member
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>>>
UCLA did beat Alabama in the NCAA tournament in 2006 and in Football in 2000 and 2001
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True...that was pre Nick Saban....BTW, Was that 2001 game the last football game that UCLA won?
jk
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10-30-2009, 10:39 PM
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#29 | | Member
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They missed Johns Hopkins: 17440/year. Oncampus: Rates
yeah that's the 12 month, but 9 month isn't thaaaat much cheeper
Hopkins also reports to government etc a cost of living based on housing only available to freshmen.
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10-31-2009, 03:23 AM
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#30 | | Member
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anyone know about Cornell's dorms?
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