<p>I'm just looking at the Financial Resources Statement, and according to it, "Living Expenses" total over $13,000...what are these living expenses, seeing as room and board only cover about $9500 of that? Total expenses are about $50,000 American.</p>
<p>Not that my dad is gonna refuse to send me, but just out of curiosity.</p>
<p>I think think they want to make sure you have enough money for stuff (a warm coat, boots, etc., a mini-fridge) and unexpected expenses (the dentist, etc.). If you are reasonably frugal, your personal costs won't be nearly so high.</p>
<p>in my country, $50k is enough to buy a brand new S320 and still have some money left...sometimes i wonder if anyone prints money...</p>
<p>does that cost include summer expenses?</p>
<p>nope, they expect you to go home. please correct me if i'm wrong because I'd love to be wrong on this one. but its not gonna cost you 50 k unless you really love shopping and eating out.</p>
<p>The living expenses include books - plan on a grand or so if you're an econ or science major, "fun" things, including some hall trips, a few meals out, bus rides to downtown Chicago and so forth. </p>
<p>Of course one can spend a lot less, but you might lose out on a lot of peer interaction. </p>
<p>Oh yea, if you're male, costs might be more - frat parties often charge guys.</p>
<p>it is $46,000 this year. At the financial aid session during preview weekend my dad told me they said tuition overall would rise by 6-7% each year. We are looking at about $56,000 a year by the time we graduate. As it is now, U Chicago is the most expensive college in the US.</p>
<p>bubbloy,</p>
<p>I don't know where you got your information about Chicago being the most expensive. Money mag, using data from the Chronicle of Higher ed, doesn't even put Chicago in the top ten:</p>
<p>So, care to back up your assertion?</p>
<p>My S is spending practically nothing, very little over the major expenses (tuition/room&board/books), happy to say! It can be done. The extras for him so far have been two coats, mittens, boots, bedding, a cheap mini-frig, and a cheap computer of some sort. That's about it.</p>
<p>Chicago is not the most expensive school in the U.S.</p>