I hate that I have to pay $2000 for a meal plan

akhman24
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:56:44 +0000

Yes, it definitely is a rip. Here’s something to put it in perspective. My first 2 years, I had to take out extra loans to pay for everything. This year, now that I’m living in completely separate housing from the university, I will be getting over $11,000 in financial aid refund. About $5500 of that will go towards rent, but that gives me $4500-5000 of money to spend. Living off campus saves you a bundle as it eliminates expensive housing and a forced expensive meal plan.

It also helps now as an upperclassmen that most of my classes going forward will have cheap books or no books at all for my main major.

I might do an intercession study abroad with all of that extra money. I recommend to everyone to get off campus your sophomore year, it will save you a ton of money.