<p>SOC,
I should’ve pointed out that I never include books, expenses and travel as each school uses different estimates for these and since I figure they’re likely to be the same across the board I just leave them out. OK for comparison purposes but it does leave my estimate a little low. Sorry for omitting that detail.</p>
<p>I checked my Spring semester bill and here are actual numbers FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR:</p>
<p>$23,911 Tuition
$5363 Room
$2665 Board
($4240) National Scholars - this increases proportional to tuition increases</p>
<h2>($1500) Engineering Excellence (one year only. Similar schols for other majors exist)</h2>
<p>$26,199 net</p>
<p>Now the link you’re looking at is for NEXT year’s fees which are, of course, higher. I think its estimate for books is high by a few hundred but personal expenses are about what we spent. Travel is higher than our actual.</p>