If tuition were free again at Rice?

crazymomster
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:34:09 +0000

I think a question I would have about a free tuition school would be about what financial aid / merit aid would be available for room/board? My S is a NMSF and there are many schools who offer free tuition. We don’t even look at those as we cannot afford the room/board, so the free tuition is truly meaningless. S is looking at other schools whose financial aid should more than cover tuition and are better matches.

In regards to the perception of Rice’s value based on free tuition. I don’t think it would be negative at all. I think it would be a good thing for Rice.