<p>“also, does the actual bill consist of tuition and fees + room and board - awards and grants? the bill doesnt include books and personal expenses does it, and it doesnt automatically subtract the campus job, does it? also, what would personal expenses include?”</p>
<p>The actual bill is tuition and fees (room and board). If you have an outside award (say NMF), then you subtract it (1/2 for each semi-annual tuition payment) and pay. We do that. I don’t know about grants since my son did not get any through Swarthmore college.
I don’t know about the campus job, again, because my son did not get any financial aid. But he works on campus and gets a check for it.</p>
<p>Lisa, was the financial aid to your liking?</p>