Cost Of Attendance

collegeman2011
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:56:30 +0000

It depends a lot on you (and like collegeshopping said, your college’s tuition). For example, if you buy your books from the Co-op, you’ll spend anywhere from $400-$800 per semester (depending on your major, the classes you’ve enrolled in, your profs, etc). In my experience, I was lucky to make back $50 by selling them back. If you do a year-long rental from West Campus Books, however, it’s only $379 for the whole year and they deliver to/from your house for free.

Also, from the numbers I’ve seen on ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■.com, the private dorms in West Campus (Dobie, Castilian, Towers) are actually a bit cheaper than the university-owned dorms (and they will defer your bill until your financial aid comes in).

Beyond that, be smart about where you eat. Spending $7+ per meal at JCL goes a heck of a lot faster than $5 per meal at JCL.