<p>Yale Allowance for Books and Personal Expenses: $3050</p>
<p>STUDENT CONTRIBUTION:
Freshman: $1200 (minimum)
Sophomores + = $2450 (minimum)</p>
<p>WORK STUDY:
$2600 (example given on website)</p>
<p>1200 + (2450 x 3) + (2600 x 4) = $18,950 (total student contributions)
$3050 x 4 = $12,200 (non-billable expenses, total)
$18,950 - $12,200 = $6750</p>
<p>$6750 is the total from student contributions or self-help that must be contributed to billable expenses. I can’t afford a student contribution (how on earth would I buy books and clothes or whatever I need?) and I will either not work or work only certain years for like five hours a week (obviously, this is my choice) so the total in loans I will take is $6750. Loans or no loans, an EFC 0 student needs to come up with $6750 for billable expenses. No complaints, but there are the facts.</p>
<p>For an EFC 0 student, Rice waives the student contribution and requires only $1800 in work study.</p>