With your focus on tuition and room and board,
you can easily overlook the cost of personal expenses or the cost of living off campus.
You can economize to some extent,
but many of the following expenses are unavoidable.
- Personal items
- Clothing and laundry
- Snacks, late-night pizzas, and so on
- Entertainment such as concerts and movies
- Recreation such as school sporting events
- Medical insurance
- Renter's insurance (for on- or off-campus housing)
- Fraternity or sorority initiation fees, dues, formal dances, and so on
- Transportation to and from school (especially flights) or for spring break
- Cost of a car on campus
- Family visits to campus
- Senior pictures and rings
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