Dorm room more expensive than expected

<p>“Should I ask BU to cover the difference…”</p>

<p>I’m sorry…but I had to chuckle a bit at the idea of asking BU to cover part of your housing.</p>

<p>I’m not sure what you’re looking for anyone to say. The housing rates are clearly posted on the housing webiste (<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/housing/living/rates/year2006-2007.html[/url]”>http://www.bu.edu/housing/living/rates/year2006-2007.html&lt;/a&gt;) and the rates for a double in a suite with a private bath are higher than the rates for a regular double. If you put Myles down as one of your top choices, it was really your responsibility to check what the cost was.</p>

<p>I doubt that there is much BU can do now…you can try giving them a call, but there’s not likely going to be any place where they can put you. You can try borrowing the money from your parents and then working part time to pay them back for the first semester (which shouldn’t be too hard to do) and then doing a room swap once you get on campus, but I’m not sure whether or not, though, that will reduce your second semester bill (you should check with housing on that).</p>