<p>daniel,</p>
<p>NYU estimates CAS tuition and fees to be $44,715 (approx) for commuters in 2010-2011. $40,082 for tuition, $1971 was allowed for room and board, $712 for transportation, 950 for books, 500 for personal expenses, 500 for school based fees. Total $44,715. Final #s are supposed to be confirmed in June.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/financialAid/documents/tuitiongeneral.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/financialAid/documents/tuitiongeneral.pdf</a></p>
<p>Based on the bill we have received for the first semester of the 2010-2011 school year, NYU costs about $56,188 per year for a freshman in CAS living in a double in Weinstein, Hayden, Goddard, or Founders. The website quotes a lower price, which must be based on the lowest cost housing available. Hidden costs are things like the CAS student activities fee (over $1,000 per semester) as well as health care fees if you do not have other insurance. The $56,188 is the cost of 1 year without the health care fee, since my daughter is fully insured on our health plan. This price doesn’t include the cost of books or living expenses.</p>
<p>OHS1979,</p>
<p>Haha (sorry, If I do not laugh, I would be grimacing). I figured sonny’s expenses are $65,000 total for first year at NYU, once you add in the $600/month pocket money for entertainment, breakfast and w/e meals (he will be on 175 flex meal plan), along with the expenses of an incoming freshmen. $2000 for a new computer, new linens, storage boxes, clock, microwave (his roommate will get the mini-fridge). And this # may not include all the fees paid for college applications, ACT/ SAT tests, a college financial consultation fee, college trips (some overnight stays), etc. </p>
<p>The only consolation I have is that the second year should be slightly cheaper (meaning it should be less than $65,000, but who knows with inflation).</p>
<p>My final bill for the year, not counting in books or personal expenses, is going to be close to $55,000 to $57,000.</p>
<p>(I say “going to be” because although we have already paid/taken out loans, housing is not yet official.)</p>
<p>Also, evolving makes a good point…dorm stuff isnt cheap, neither are laptops. I’ve spent about $200 already, and as of now I still need to buy my laptop, all the toiletries I’ll need, rent a mini fridge from NYU, anything I’ll need to share for the bathroom (rug, curtain, soap holder, ect) and decide what metro card would be best for me to get. I’m sure I’m forgetting some things too, it adds up quick.</p>
<p>SnappleSpice,</p>
<p>That is why all you NYU students will be rich and famous when you graduate and move onto even better things! :)))</p>
<p>Evolving,</p>
<p>Haha, I hope so! If not, I’ll be using my dorm sheets and supplies until I’m 30! lol</p>
<p>As far as getting a laptop, the NYU computerstore allows students to get their laptops and defer the cost over 4 semesters interest free.</p>
<p>Evolving,
Yes, it’s a frightening sum! From what I’m able to gather, upperclassmen housing costs more than freshman housing, except that you are not obliged to have the meal plan. I think that adding an extra $1,000 for the cost of upperclassmen housing, but subtracting the cost of the mealplan, it ends up being close to the same price overall.</p>
<p>OHS, Also, the students have to consider tuition and fees increases each year in the 3.5 to 5% range. That is why I’m still trying to figure out if it is worth it to pay an additional $1000 PER SEMESTER to hold the tuition and fees constant. I am now fairly sure that will save around $1500 to $2000 the last year unless the tuition and fees increase is kept at 3.5% or less each year, in which case I may end up losing $ through the Tuition Stabilization Plan. NYU does not make it easy even when you think you might possibly get a small break. For instance, GW holds tuition constant at the amount paid freshman year and there are no additional fees to pay.</p>
<p>All I can say is college at a private univ like NYU requires major sacrifices by parents and students (except for those lucky enough not to have to worry about money).</p>
<p>Evolving,
Yes, I looked at the tuition stabilization plan and thought about it until I read the part where it costs us money to stabilize the tuition! You’ve got to love the irony of that! If they wanted us to prepay with no additional fees, then we’d consider doing it, but to charge such a high fee is ridiculous and, as you point out, it may not work to our advantage. I suppose there’s always the Lottery :o)</p>
<p>i just got the bill… 62K a year
D:</p>
<p>maryyx,</p>
<p>Does that sum include pocket $ for miscellaneous expenses and extra food (if on meal plan, which it sounds like,based on the total)? Or is that the total just based on the bursar’s bill? Anyway, ouch!</p>
<p>That is why I estimated the total freshman expenses for sonny to be $65,000, especially with purchases needed for first year dorm living, in addition to a new computer. That is minus the health plan since we have our own family health insurance plan.</p>
<p>I’M A CURRENT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY STUDENT… I AM MAJORING IN BIOLOGY ( EVENTUALLY JOINING MED-SCHOOL)
I WANT TO TRANSFER EITHER TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY or BOSTON UNIVERSITY…BUT I DON’T KNOW WHICH ONE WOULD BENEFIT ME THE MOST…</p>
<p>Ow. Cool it on the caps.</p>