<p>I see that your state school is UTenn…</p>
<p>Cost of Attendance
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Tuition & Fees…$8,396<br>
Room & Board… $8,480 *
Books…$1,448 .
Transportation $1,654 </p>
<h2>Personal …$3,593 </h2>
<p>Total…$23,571</p>
<p>You need to compare apples with apples…</p>
<p>It sounds like Tenn may be giving you aid for the first 3 items on the list. They aren’t giving you aid for the last 2 items …which cost over $5k. </p>
<p>Those expenses are included in Tufts estimates of with Tufts expects you to pay ONLY 3200.</p>
<p>so, Tufts is probably cheaper or equal in cost…</p>
<p>Tenn isn’t going to give you $23,571 in grants. It sounds like it’s going to give you aid</p>