morrigan716 | (no subject)

Well, it looks like we officially need to get a bumper sticker that says, “My kid and my money go to University of North Texas.” We knew it wasn’t going to be cheap, but holy crap. We were going to try to opt out of the meal plan, but we were informed that it is part of the dorm package, and we are not allowed. The fucking meal package alone is $2300 per semester, which is more than we spend on groceries for the 3 of us in the same period of time. We were only awarded a small amount of financial aid, and for some reason she was not awarded any scholarships, even though she was less than a point away from graduating with honors. Our only guess was that she waited too long to apply or that she applied for the wrong ones. We can afford to send her to college, but it’s going to hurt a little. We’re already sending her without a vehicle because it costs $600 per semester just to park on campus. The bus is free, and the campus is walkable, and she is fine with it.

Our plans for traveling as empty nesters might be limited to road trips, at least until she graduates, but she deserves it. But I am glad that our trip in October is already paid for.