Paid Internships. Do You Subsidize?

QuantMech
Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:58:15 +0000

oldfort #160–You are right that there would not have to be a difference in the quality of the room/board. However, unless I am mis-recalling, Student H was going to have an apartment for the summer. (Possibly I made that up.) That’s generally different from living in a dorm.

Pizzagirl, suppose you had a third child, Student N (N for “nonexistent”), who was majoring in art history. Student N argues that spending time in London (perhaps to conduct independent research for a senior thesis) is crucial for college/career plans, and wants to live in Kensington. (I’ve always liked Kensington.) Would you cover that, under the general policy of providing for room and board?

If you are paying the room and board costs, whatever they are, is there any incentive for the actual Student H to select less expensive accommodation?