Room and Board

liyana179
Tue, 22 May 2007 03:01:53 +0000

the UCLA budget chart is NOT a chart of actual fees- just guidelines. everyone’s experiences vary.
on transportation, i’ll have spent about $300 on airfare going home a few times. but not everyone does that. getting around here is cheap- 25 cents to santa monica, etc. all depends where you go, how, and how often.
food is part of room and board- room = housing, board = food. this depends on your room type/meal plan.
every figure they give is just a rough estimate/average, nothing specific. mainly meant as a guideline for your parents. it’s generally higher than most students actually spend overall, because who wants to be told to only budget, say, $18k and then spend $2k more? so they estimate a bit over to be on the safe side.