Top LAC worth the money?

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<p>I think you have to purchase the entire meal plan. Williams has NO RAs. They have unpaid Junior Advisors, who aren’t even given free room. $70k is a nice chunk of change. I just didn’t see any indication that the OP had it.</p>

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<p>oh, I don’t. I meant 100k as a “ballpark” number, it was a spontaneous post.</p>

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<p>So is it correct that, assuming you earn $5k a year from summer and school-year earnings, you are really talking about close to $150k?</p>

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<p>more or less, yeah</p>

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<p>jk: What happened to your quest?</p>

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I thought Williams’ JAs did get a free room for their work…no?</p>

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<p>They do have House coordinators who are paid. House coordinators appear to have the same function as Residential advisors, or RAs. This is a worthwhile savings for any studnet. From the williams handbook:</p>

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<p>Going to Amherst. Close to full ride. Thanks for all your help!</p>

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<p>At Williams, Junior Advisors who live with the first year entries are not paid. House Coordinators for the Sophomore, Junior and Senior residences are paid.</p>

<p>J2K5, Glad things worked out for you.</p>

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<p>Congrats! Great school! </p>

<p>No go on the Williams negotiation?</p>

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<p>Amherst is a great school. Congrats!</p>

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<p>When I got the Amherst package (RD), I just marked Williams off. Amherst > Williams</p>

<p>…No need to negotiate.</p>

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<p>Congratulations!</p>

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<p>Thanks for that info. Good on Amherst for presenting a decent package. Clever them.</p>

<p>Good luck to you too!</p>