| | Budget Items for
Students
- Textbooks
and school supplies
- Computer equipment
- Clothing
- Equipment
& expense for sports, orchestra, choir, etc
- Dorm
furnishing
- Phone calls & Internet
use
- Leisure Activities (concerts, plays, games,
movies, cd's etc)
- Transportation (bus, gas, parking)
- Personal
items (haircuts, toiletries, laundry, dry cleaning etc)
- Travel
to home
- Meals & Snacks (If the schools meal
plan doesn't include weekend dining, factor in an estimate for eating
out on Saturday and Sundays)
- If living off campus -
rent, utilities, furniture, internet access, cable access, groceries,
household supplies
- Insurance for possessions if
your home owner's insurance policy doesn't cover your student while
away from home.
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