@gibby Yale covers $700
I budget $200 o/w for arriving in August and returning in May, then $500 r/t for winter break.
I include flight, train or bus fare.
The best flights from STL to EWR/LGA/JFK are 120 o/w, averaging $175 Train/bus is $20-$45
He will fly west for Thanksgiving ($400?), and I may fly east at year’s end to help him move out.
I buy all tickets far in advance, and try to fly out of Newark, taking the train directly to New Haven. The M60 to the Metro North is a chore with suitcases.
I’m new to this. Almost everyone I know studied within a four-hour drive from home. It takes us around seven hours flying, 18 hour driving. But, he’s never been happier!