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> lists tuition levels much higher than what students pay Being in the college grind, what my wife and I found when our children started applying is that this
by commandlinefan 3y ago
> lists tuition levels much higher than what students pay
Being in the college grind, what my wife and I found when our children started applying is that this is true of the colleges you've never heard of, but the "big name" colleges do tell you pretty much what you're going to pay, unless you're dirt poor. University of Boise? Free ride. MIT? The price is the price, deal with it.
- freeopinion 3y agoUmmm. MIT specifically posts one tuition, then gives you a calculator that asks a bunch of questions to approximate your financial status to calculate a needs-based scholarship guess. If your parents make less than $100k, your actual costs drop 90%. It is the epitome of advertising one very high price for prestige, but doing something very different in reality.
- NickC25 3y agoI can see how base tuition can be dropped significantly if you're poor. I have a hard time believing that your actual costs (some that the university cannot control) can be dropped as well, so poor kids don't really stand a chance unless the university is handing out money to cover non core costs. You're still going to have to deal with a high cost of living (Boston real estate is not cheap; food isn't cheap, transportation costs aren't cheap), textbook prices (usually set by 3rd parties such as publishers), and other essential costs. Granted, cutting base tuition by 90% might leave room to cover these expenses, but still. But good on MIT for having the ability to drop tuition by 90%, that's a great start. However, their endowment is massive and has the ability to play with numbers. A state school might not have that ability.