The 2011 Fall Semester Bill Is Posted Online

nysmile · 07-18-2011, 09:50 PM

I thought you may like to know that the fall semester's bill is now posted online. My son received an email about this a couple of days ago, but didn't let me know until today.

cdrnole · 07-19-2011, 08:30 AM

Good times eh? This is our fourth (and last thank God!) kid to go through school and we have had two years to recover from the first three. I had almost forgotten the impact that college tuition makes on your family budget (almost) but I hope we can make it past the next four years as he is really looking forward to goinhg to Marist.

nysmile · 07-19-2011, 10:35 AM

We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. One son will earn his Masters in December and the other will graduate from Marist in May. H and I should plan a fun celebration for ourselves for getting getting our kids through college with $0 debt (without any sort of need based financial aid to help). Son's merit scholarship at Marist was extremely helpful.

cdrnole · 07-22-2011, 09:02 AM

Congratulations to both of you; I am envious. With four going through we were not as fortunate in that there was definitely some debt involved but we kept all appendages (arms and legs anyway). Not getting need based financial aid is just part of the joy of the process. Youngest is both smart and athletic so he got merit and athletic scholarships to make Marist affordable. I have no idea how people do it paying full freight at schools that cost $55-60K a year. A guy I know through work has one at Georgetown and one at Boston College; that is some frightening math!
You have been very helpful on this board and I hope you continue to help others with your knowledge and experience about college appilications in general and Marist in particular.

nysmile · 07-22-2011, 03:28 PM

cdmole, It definitely is not easy financially to get kids through college. Give yourself a big round of applause for getting FOUR kids through the process!

Financially, Marist fit our budget. With a relatively speaking starting price for a private school and a very good merit scholarship (renewable $12,000/yr), Marist moved up on the college list for us. He was accepted into much higher ranked schools, but even with their offers of merit scholarship, their bottom line costs were outrageous

Good luck to your son. Make sure he starts earning those priority points starting the fall semester. I recommend putting money into his Marist money account so he can use it for food somewhere other than the cafeteria (which has terrible food). Son said there's a pizza place nearby that makes an awesome Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza and they accept Marist money as payment.

I think the new tunnel under Route 9 will be completed before the students show up to campus. This will make crossing Route 9 much safer for them.

cdrnole · 07-23-2011, 04:21 PM

I think you are right based on the pictures I saw it looks like it will be done; a huge weight off of our minds in terms of safety. Our son was in the same situation got into Fordham, Lafayette and the like but even with merit money they strated in the stratosphere and he didn't like them as well. Personally I am very proud of what Marist has developed into as I have a family history there dating back to 1962. It seems our kids will be very proud to proclaim themselves Marist Alumni years from now. All the best to you and your family!

nysmile · 07-23-2011, 06:48 PM

"With a relatively speaking starting price for a private school and a very good merit scholarship (renewable $12,000/yr), Marist moved up on the college list for us."

Boy oh boy! I sure ruined this sentence. Should I blame the heat or my age?