Living on Campus

Determind15
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:40:02 +0000

So I live in New York City and I have not yet accepted Barnard’s offer of admission but I plan to attend. However I don’t know if I should live on campus or not due to financial issues. I want to live on campus to get the whole college experience. I’ve lived a pretty crappy life in terms of social bonds formed with my high school classmates and I would like things to be different in college. I’d like to get a boyfriend and to make long lasting (real) friendships (all of which I didn’t have during my 4 years of h.s).

I know that this is a decision I would ultimately have to make for myself, but do you think it’s worth the expense of living on campus (considering my financial package)?

Here’s my financial package:

Budget Total : 56,358
Total Resources: 10,100
Need : 46,258

Total Grant: 40958
Total Self Help: 5300

Barnard Grant:33,675
Pell Grant :3,500
TAP Award :3,033
Federal Academic Award: 750
Work Study :1,800
Subsidized Stafford Loan : 3,500
Total Awards : 46,258