<p>even if I get in
it will cost me FIFTY TWO THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED SOME DOLLARS. Probably more like 53,000+ a semester....I'm sorry but that is just ridiculously too much. I love the school (it's my first choice...) but I don't know if $200,000 or more debt is worth it by the time of graduation... geeze
anyone else get the Tuition and fees postcard? (I applied RD)
sorry just had to rant for a little....I am really annoyed as it would take waaayyy too many scholarships to even begin making it afordable</p>
<p>We got the postcard, too. I almost choked. (I’m the mom, D applied RD.)
All of the schools that D applied to are in the $50,000 range, with one exception. We are hoping for a TON of merit $$$ somewhere. $200,000 is indeed an absurd amount of money to spend on an undergraduate education.
Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Remember that even if CMU offers you a weak financial aid package to start, there’s always the possibility of getting more out of them. If you got into any other comparable schools, and they offered you better aid, let CMU know. I was able to get CMU to double their grant offer to me by telling them what RPI had offered.</p>