This election and Yale

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by aeon@Feb 9 2004, 11:41 AM

for once we agree...

FINANCING A YALE EDUCATION

The Estimated Cost of Attendance
Tuition and fees: $28,400
Room and Board: $8,600
Books and personal expenses: $2,620
Cost for one academic year: $39,620

good luck getting grants/loans to cover 160 grand for a BA/BS...you won't see to many crack babies, even with perfect SAT's, hanging out on campus.

best of luck -
aeon

My family was dirt poor. They didn't even contribute $1 to my education.

Have you seen the size of the Yale endowment? Trust me. Plenty of poor kids get the grants and loans to attend Yale. I attended when I was married and had my 2 year old daughter living with me. My living expenses were above and beyond what most students were. On a number of occasions, I petitioned the committee for extra funds and always received them. Sometimes as loans, sometimes as aid. I even managed a $7000 summer living expenses grant to continue my senior project research.

I was very worried that if I were accepted at Yale, I wouldn't be able to afford to go. Once accepted, the Yale financial aid office does an amazing job of making sure people get the loans and aid necessary to attend. They pride themselves on it.