<p>what is the most expensive school in the new england area
i think its andover, correct me if im wrong</p>
<p>It’s not Andover. I think it’s St. Paul’s…? I don’t know, though. There’s not much of a difference between them.</p>
<p>groton, concord, middlesex…$40k a year for boarding</p>
<p>Groton now offers full financial aid for anyone that doesn’t make over 75k a year</p>
<p>I believe most of the schools are right around 40K…I did look up a few:
Deerfield was 37,756
NMH 39300 (1625 fees)
SPS 39300 (
Adover 372000
Groton 42040…(includes fees)</p>
<p>Close to $40,000 is the going rate for this school year, and most will probably break the $40,000 mark this coming year. I see that Groton is already there. Blair is $39,200 this school year.</p>
<p>That’s because Groton’s numbers included the fees; SPS and NMH are both in the 42-43 range as well with the fees. Also, these numbers do not include books or the mandatory computer/laptop.</p>
<p>What do these fees include? Could it be that I have a bargain at $39,200?</p>
<p>For NMH it is:
$350 “general”
$475 laundry
$400 technology
$300 health center</p>
<p>I guess I’m lucky and didn’t realize it. I pay extra for laundry, but it is optional; some students do their own. Other than that, I don’t have any of these fees. I have paid for one or two optional weekend activities I think – like paintball and an amusement park. These could have also been charged to his allowance, but I covered it. Usually there is no charge for weekend activities like a trip to a mall or to NYC. What he buys on these trips is from his allowance. I pay a nominal fee for the phone every month. Books and school supplies are extra. Private music lessons are extra as well as things like driver’s ed.</p>
<p>Some schools also require tuition refund insurance on the portion you pay for tuition unless you pay the entire amount in full up front. At NMH it is 2.6% of your portion of the tuition.
My son hasn’t paid anything for w/e activities yet. Most of the w/e trips have been covered by his house activity fund. I wish laundry were optional…considering that my son brings his home so often! He also has washers and driers in his dorm and they are not coin operated, so I suppose there would be some fee associated with these. I really hope I can get him to start using the laundry service since are required to pay for it.</p>
<p>Blair also requires the tuition insurance unless you pay it upfront. Last year I took the insurance, but this year I did not. It seems like a waste of $500. There is a small charge to use the laundry washers & dryers, but it’s not nearly as expensive as the laundry service.</p>