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I don't understand how we've accepted $30k/year as relatively affordable...

• darkstar999 5y ago
  That's residence pricing, so: $1250 a month housing $1250 a month on education and staff The numbers aren't crazy with the housing prices we're experiencing right now.
• lkxijlewlf 5y ago
  Well, your house's value went up 30% the past two years, so you can now take out a larger loan against it... /sarcasm (in case it wasn't obvious).
• ativzzz 5y ago
  In my undergrad, when I was living in dorms, it also came with a meal plan (I think ~2 meals a day covered). So for in state, 10-15k was tuition. The rest was rent + meals. So 15k / 12 = $1250 a month, which is not cheap, but considering it includes food is really not bad at all.
  • greedo 5y ago
    But you can't divide it by 12 since school is only in session for roughly 9 months. During summer session you're on your own for food and housing. That makes it more like $1666/month. That's nuts.
    • ativzzz 5y ago
      Oh true you right