I wonder how the total costs (to the student and the government) differ. I'm sure that the U.S. is still way more expensive. I wonder, too, how much freedom st

I wonder how the total costs (to the student and the government) differ. I'm sure that the U.S. is still way more expensive. I wonder, too, how much freedom students have to choose their schools; my suspicion is that students have too much here, and consequently chase fancy dorms and amenities, driving costs up as schools seek to one-up one another.