<p>Oh, Coffee, your motives are crystal clear. </p>
<p>When you posted a similar question about Secret Societies on the Yale board you got no serious answer at all. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=401231[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=401231</a></p>
<p>When you posted your question about Finals Clubs on the Harvard board you got only approximations. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=401230[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=401230</a></p>
<p>In both cases, the alumni and students on those boards didnt take your question seriously enough to show much interest or even respond. The difference here on the Princeton board is that numerous posters have attempted to treat you in a friendly way and try to answer your questions to the best of their ability. You insist, however, on distorting what they have written and engaging in highly provocative and pejorative characterizations. No one has jumped on you, only pointed out your very obvious bias and distortions and only after youve responded so badly to their attempts to help. Nevertheless, Ill give it one more try with you. Here we go.</p>
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<p>No, Im afraid thats not the point. Youre intentionally misleading readers or you simply arent reading carefully enough yourself. Princetons most expensive meal contract is currently $5,000.00 per year. The poorest students who are on full financial aid have this entire amount covered in grants that do not have to be repaid. The average of the meal contracts at the Eating Clubs is $6,500.00, that is, about $1,500.00 more per year than the Princeton meal plan. So Princeton has now raised its grants by that amount whether or not students decide to join a Club. In other words, the poorest students who are on full financial aid now receive a grant of $6,500.00 per year allowing them to pay the full cost of dining at one of the Clubs in lieu of buying a University meal contract. The only additional Club charges that Princeton does not currently cover are the social fees for parties and other activities. These are typically around five hundred dollars per year. </p>
<p>Lets use Colonial Club as an example. Their fees are listed on their website, which would easily have been found had you looked. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.colonialclub.com/fees.cfm[/url]”>http://www.colonialclub.com/fees.cfm</a></p>
<p>Here are their total charges:</p>
<p>BOARD - $6,145.00 (19 meal plan)
BOARD - $5,725.00 (14 meal plan)
BOARD - $3,825.00 (RA 9 meal plan)</p>
<p>PLUS:</p>
<p>CLUB DEPOSIT - $100.00
SOCIAL FEE - $425.00
DUES - $125.00</p>
<p>Now, almost no students find that they end up eating three meals every day. (No one gets up in time for breakfast!) The two meal plan is the most popular. So, Princeton will give the poorest students $6,500.00 for the year. Their typical costs at Colonial will be $5,725.00 for the 14 meal plan, plus Club deposit, social fee and dues for a total of $6,375.00 leaving them with an extra $125.00 in aid that they didnt even need! Even the hungriest students who want the full 19 meal plan will be able to pay for that plan and still have $355.00 which will cover dues, the Club deposit and a good share of the social fee.</p>
<p>No student, no matter how financially disadvantaged, is in a situation where he or she cannot afford to belong to an Eating Club.</p>
<p>As for the rest of your tirade, it merits no response. Im happy to let readers look at your other posts and form their own opinions.</p>