Living off-campus and tuition cost

DJpsu2015
Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:03:40 +0000

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone on here is living off-campus? I’ll be incoming transfer student and I’ll be commuting to SC. On my FA package, it said the estimated TOTAL cost of attendance is $60,034 for the academic year…this includes the rooming+boarding as well, right? So, since rooming+boarding doesn’t apply to me, the actual bill will only include the tuition? Does anyone know how much the tuition alone costs (estimate) for Fall 2012? I’m kind of paranoid when it comes to bills and expenses! At first, I was like, “Oh, my gosh. $60,034 is just too much for me too afford even with the generous FA package,” but I realized it’s just an estimate of literally everything. If the actual tuition is closer to 42-44K, my grants will nearly cover it all, so it makes me feel a lot better…

I just get really freaked out when I see large numbers! Anyway, back to my original question: anyone living off-campus? How’s it like? Did you regret not living in a dorm? I wanted to dorm, but off-campus is a much cheaper route for me.