The Tartan Online: An email sent to the student body by Vice President for Campus Affairs Michael Murphy last Thursday announced a 4 percent increase in new undergraduate tuition rates for Carnegie Mellon’s 2013–14 academic year.
For 2013, tuition for incoming undergraduate students will be $46,670. Housing costs will be set at $7,070 and board costs at $4,920, which are increases of $260 and $180, respectively.
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“There’s no denying it, a private college education like Carnegie Mellon’s is expensive. We hope that you and your family will consider the value of a college education from Carnegie Mellon to be an investment in your future.”
I stand at the end of my four years at Carnegie Mellon with an appreciation for my education and a love for the school and its opportunities. And yet, I wonder if I could have stood to have saved $46,000 a year to go to UNCSA. Could someone have paid me $184,000 to have a different and not necessarily as great experience? Probably.
While I believe that CMU has helped me make connections, friendships and realizations that have made me who I am today - I believe that going to a different school would have just shaped me in a different way.
$184,000 would be nice.
When you stand on the phrase "value of a college education", I'll go with you there, Ariel, but the Illinois state colleges compare little to the educational opportunities at Carnegie Mellon, particularly the conservatory atmosphere and ability to specialize like we have. UNCSA's an outlier where public schools go purely regarding the work and training.
That said, I find it funny to see the Activities and Technology fees shooting up so astronomically when they are two categories I feel I used very little at CMU. I was a part of one club that received funding only after I had left it, and had little opportunity to attend or participate in a bunch of those other events and activities presented by the clubs of the campus. The Port Authority hike I can understand considering their impending doom last year (although it's a greater than 200% hike). So I made connections, friendships and realizations within the School of Drama and little without, but feel it's a significantly different experience from my analog of the state school. Perhaps the money's already gone and I've just rationalized it, I don't know.
It think the phrase "you get what you pay for" certainly applies here, there is no argument that our school is expensive but we get the best of everything from qualified teacher, to updated tools & work spaces to opportunities and connections in the work place, just the name Carnegie Mellon certainly holds its own weight. I actually had UNCSA on my list of potential alternatives to CMU and immediately crossed it off my list after visiting. Why? One of the first things they mentioned to me was that they were having some substantial cut back financially in areas that were certain to affect my learning and experience there. There work spaces were no where near the level of what we have here and I didnt want to let money get in the way of me following my dream to the best of my ability.
That said I agree with Brian about these smaller fees we have to pay. Im not even clear as to where all that money goes but im sure it must be doing something to benefit somebody here.
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