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29 Apr 2005, 07:03
I have started adding cost estimates to each school. Please note that these are just ball park figures based on the list price. In many instances, students would receive tuition adjustments from the school. On the other hand, since tution usually increases each year, one could end up paying more.
In addition, do not assume that these values are directly comparable. It appears that some schools include more types of expenses in the estimated budget than others.
If the school does not provide explicit information on the second year prices for 2 year programs, I have generally doubled the value for the first year. This will tend to overestimate the total since the second year is often a bit cheaper (students do not need to buy another laptop, there is no orientation fee, etc.).
In the case of living expenses, I have used the information provided by the school for single students with no dependents.
In each case I have included a link to the tuition/student budget portion of the school's website so members are encouraged to investigate the matter on their own.