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he OP has done a terrific job of assembling a great finaid package (I'm assuming this has already been awarded, not an estimate...). Still...that being said, we did not contribute to any costs for college beyond tuition, room, board and college fees. Our kids were responsible for all other expenses including books.
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Thumper, the OP is paying her own tuition, room, board and fees already with loans, her summer earnings, and scholarship money. She is paying for everything right now. The expectation that her parents should help with the cost of other expenses is completely reasonable seeing how this girl is essentially paying for Dartmouth on her own already. This is an entirely different situation than your kids paying for their own expenses because your kids weren't also paying for tuition, room, board, and all the rest.</p>