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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does it justify costing a full $10K more than peer institutions like Williams, Bowdoin, Swarthmore?[/quote]
That’s not the cost differential.[/quote]

Yes, it is. All three are ~82K.[/quote]
Sigh. Once again: tuition and room and board costs vs. tuition and room and board costs and personal expenses and travel etc. Apples and oranges.

Difference is maybe 2 grand at most. Maybe Amherst should not put these other expenses on their website — Williams does not, though they are obviously budgeted for financial aid — to avoid this confusion. But at a certain point, if this thread wants to willfully stay confused, have at it.[/quote]

Personal expenses and travel are not budgeted for mainstream financial aid. Maybe they are for special "dirt poor" programs. [/quote]
We are talking elite schools here.

Williams: “When calculating financial aid packages we start with the total cost of attendance, including tuition, room and board and student fees. We also include the cost of traveling to and from home twice a year, plus required textbooks, art and lab supplies, and personal expenses like haircuts or a data plan for your phone.”
https://www.williams.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid/cost-and-aid/#:~:text=When%20calculating%20financial%20aid%20packages,data%20plan%20for%20your%20phone.

Individual circumstances get kids even more. Suit for an interview? Covered…
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