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Columbia's tutition makes sense for being in NYC, but shouldn't NYU be close to the top 10 in that case?
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<p>I would expect NYU's to be more as well since they are in the really expensive/hard to expand area of NYC where everything is insanely expensive.</p>
<p>silver,</p>
<p>i didn't mean to insult your brother on any level. the kid who I know who goes there definately needs glorified day care though hehe. I'm sure for those who are there for the right reasons get tons out of the school.</p>
<p>brand_182,</p>
<p>NYU's tuition isn't that much below those on this list at $33,370. But since the Village is so expensive, NYU really gets you when it comes to housing costs. You can easily pay ~12k, but if you want a single it can be as much as ~15k</p>
<p>"Oh please TourGuide, spare us the stereotypes. I don't care if you're joking or not."</p>
<p>OK, tokyorevelation, I apologize for stereotyping Ivy folks as overbearing, elitist, thin-skinned snobs who don't want anybody else to have his/her say.</p>
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But since the Village is so expensive, NYU really gets you when it comes to housing costs. You can easily pay ~12k, but if you want a single it can be as much as ~15k
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<p>Yeah I was lookin into that. Luckily I want to live with 1 or 2 other people - don't really want a single. But Alumni hall is 15k and there are some singles in other buildings for 17k! That's nuts. </p>
<p>J/w...is a meal plan typically included with that price?</p>
<p>brand_182</p>
<p>Actually most of the singles in alumni are singles within a suite. So basically you have your own bedroom, but share the kitchen/bathroom/living area with your roomate(s) - so most people still live with friends. The rooms are small, but you get some privacy. By the time senior year comes around most people can't wait to get a single, but the cost is insane!</p>
<p>Unless things have changed, I am pretty sure that does NOT include a meal plan. I can't be sure though because I stopped buying a meal plan after freshman year. Pretty much all of the (non-freshman) dorms have a kitchen in your room, so most of my friends had a very limited meal plan or none at all.</p>
<p>Wow, my top choice is number one... that sucks (not that I really thought I could afford it even before I saw this list)</p>
<p>GWU sucks anyway.</p>
<p>a close friend of mine's dad went to yale and took some classes later on at gwu and said they were equal to the classes he took at yale. at those ivy's all your paying for is the name.</p>
<p>also- i kno someone who goes to yale and she hates it b/c ppl are such elitists- so what if the schools good if the people suck</p>
<p>I think if the school is right for you, then it's worth it. GWU has great opportunities for those interested in politics, government and law, being smack in the middle of DC The internships alone would make it worth the cost. They also hand out significant merit awards, have beautiful facilities and a great atmosphere. I've worked with a kid from our town who goes there (he got over a $20K scholarship) and he loves it. He's in his sophmore year. Lots of kids there do double or triple majors and are real go-getters, but the ones I met on a visit seemed pretty happy and jazzed to be there.</p>
<p>As a parent, the impression I got of the school as a whole was that it was worth the money. The academic support, top notch facilities and combination of two campuses - one urban, one more traditional (where smaller classes are available) was impressive to me. </p>
<p>If my son gets a merit award there, he will be going. It's a great fit for him - total politics junkie who wants to go on to law school.</p>
<p>you can't just look at the sticker price
privates like Case Western are expensive, but they give out decent scholarshis</p>
<p>My experience with GW leads me to believe its not worth the money...</p>
<p>Gw stands in the shadow of Georgetown in just about every way.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, but if by some miracle I got into Georgetown I'd be considered a fairly "average" applicant and probably wouldn't get any merit aid, whereas with GW (if I get in... I don't want to be cocky) I have a better chance of getting some money. In the long run the place you go for your grad degree is way more important than undergrad anyway, so it's not worth putting my parents in serious debt.</p>
<p>I believe if you include basic meal plan (freshman requirement at most schools) and room (some schools it's fixed regardless of rooming arrangement) you'll find Sarah Lawrence is #1. My daughter transferred there from the vaunted WUSTL and finds the courses far more interesting and challenging, and the conference-style classes and freedom of course choice appeals to her independent nature. Of course if all depends on whether you value the experience you make of college over the school's ability to gain you an advantage in employment. Do you want to learn and grow as a person, or just be better prepared for the job market? It's a valid question to which there is no correct answer. Thankfully, SLC met the scholarship offered by WUSTL, other than the NMS lost through transfer, and I don't have to decide if it was worth $45,000/year.</p>
<p>As a current GW student, just want to clear up some ideas. Yes, tuition is expensive. However, they are extremely generous with financial aid. When applying for financial aid, they'll probably take care of atleast half of the costs right away and thats guaranteed for all 4 years. It's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. At GW, you are getting an outstanding education, extensive alumni network, access to amazing internships and jobs in DC. After graduation, you're set. The lifestyle (housing, jobs, the money you make at these jobs, etc) we live here is worth the money you're paying. Visit the campus, talk to students and then make an informed decision about the GW and every other school that you're applying to.</p>
<p>I think that most of the private colleges are going to end up costing you around 45K a year, the tuition at one may be less, but the room and board will be more and vice versa. Then you add on additional costs books and "living";) expenses, and you are up to 50K a year!!!!!!!!!! OUCH!</p>
<p>Grinnell college: increase from last year (including room AND board) ~22%</p>
<p>I'm looking at somewhere in the 40-45k range (overall).....and i'm killing myself waiting for the fa package</p>
<p>why is everyone so stuck up! Who cares about prestige or names? You think that everyone at GW is going to be rich, well I'm glad im going to school with rich people and not pretentious people who think that they're the next coming of christ.</p>