<p>Whenever I look at the estimated expenses for Hopkins, or any other top private school (Duke, WashU, UPenn, Vanderbilt, etc.), the total seems to fall at around $55,000 per year.</p>
<p>However, there are a number of expenses (car insurance, gas, eating out, etc.) that this amount does not factor in. Those of you who have spent a year at Hopkins or any of the other top privates, how much does 1 year REALLY cost? </p>
<p>I ask this because a friend told me that his total cost ended up at $70,000 last year at Hopkins. This seems a bit too high and is the reason why I am curious as to the estimated cost vs. reality.</p>