Prices for Room & Board

Yankeefan20
Tue, 26 May 2020 03:53:13 +0000

thumper1:

Crunch the numbers. Commuting an hour each way isn’t free. Will require the use of public transportation or a car (with all the associated car expenses…but add a college parking permit to that). It will be less costly than $10,000 or more per year in room and board unless you need to buy that car.

In addition, add two hours of time commuting to the student schedule.

And lastly, if your student has already been accepted, check the cost of attendance for commuters vs resident students. If your kid is getting need based aid, that might be reduced if he or she commutes.

thumper1:

Crunch the numbers. Commuting an hour each way isn’t free. Will require the use of public transportation or a car (with all the associated car expenses…but add a college parking permit to that). It will be less costly than $10,000 or more per year in room and board unless you need to buy that car.

In addition, add two hours of time commuting to the student schedule.

And lastly, if your student has already been accepted, check the cost of attendance for commuters vs resident students. If your kid is getting need based aid, that might be reduced if he or she commutes.

Need-based aid would cover most of tuition. Any loans taken out would be to pay for R&B.