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May 21, 2009 10:30

I'm going to ask the Most Common Question Ever ( Read more... )

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wee_little_me May 21 2009, 14:36:44 UTC
Rule of thumb: take out as little as possible, spend as little as possible.

What will you do, even if your potential wage is high? Take out a big loan and piss away your money? Expect to get a job right away and pay it back?

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tisiphone May 21 2009, 15:15:54 UTC
Do you not have to pay full tuition price for the summer semester, if you only take 6 credits? At my school, summer classes are done through the continuing ed department and they're priced on a per-credit basis, it's something like $320/credit, give or take a bit depending on the classes. In contrast, my tuition is around $5K/semester, no matter how many credits you take (assuming you're a full-time student). So no, it's a sort of a la carte system in the summer and isn't as expensive as a full-time class. But you can see why this is a highly individual thing ( ... )

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rechan May 21 2009, 16:05:34 UTC
Again, thanks. This is the sort of information and indepth response I was hoping for.

I am fortunate that the place I am going looks to be a small college town, so walking is an option, and in the North East, the public transport system is not terrible. However, just renting a room is a real monster (550/month or thereabouts).

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tisiphone May 21 2009, 16:09:46 UTC
If you don't mind me asking, where are you going?

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rechan May 21 2009, 16:12:30 UTC
State University of New York, New Paltz. Just outside of Poughkeepsie.

I'm told that because it's within a 3 hour drive of NYC, you can expect NYC level rent.

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flamingjune07 May 21 2009, 19:20:59 UTC
FWIW, $550/month is nowhere near "NYC level rent."

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cathubodva May 21 2009, 15:24:44 UTC
I've never been to a school where six credits of summer classes required a full semester's tuition.

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rechan May 21 2009, 14:57:37 UTC
Bad debt/credit destroying me. Making a mistake with the finances now and not realizing it until it's too late.

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