Prices for Room & Board

HPuck35
Tue, 26 May 2020 03:38:01 +0000

I recommend that a freshman NOT have a car when living on campus. You can save some money there. Food will be somewhat higher on a meal plan than living at home. But there are typically options that can reduce that cost. The big expense is the room.

I believe that you can miss out on a lot by not living on campus. For many students a study group is important to getting good grades. So your time on campus is more than just classroom time. Friendships mean a lot and you can make lifelong friends while in the dorms.

Both of my kids were in the dorm freshman year. They both moved to apartments the next year. They both learned how to cook and so their food budget wasn’t much different than it would have been at home.

My daughter went to college in a small City and never had a car the entire time she was in college. She also shared an apartment. Her share of the rent was only 350 a month. My son was in a more expensive area and his share of the rent was more than double that; and he needed a car and an on campus parking permit, not cheap.

I considered these costs well worth it.