I've never had a problem parking, since there are always tons of empty spaces in the economy lot by the fitness center. Yeah, it's far, but it's also good exercise
And when it rains, you can swim to your car! It seems everytime I had to park in an econo lot, it rained...no poured!
It looks like Berkeley is the best school in the nation when you consider price vs. prestige. California residents only have to pay 6,000+ a year for tuition.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/bestvalues/bvnatudoc_brief.php best value list... Vanderbilt - #14
ees.. and D R .. yes .. yes it is to see fellow 'dores.. I'm the only current student on this board that I know of.. but there may be others. Interesting to see some of the highest price schools in america as best values
Now that is an interesting list...Rice is at #6 1. California Institute of Technology 57% $13,197 66% 2. Harvard University(MA) 50% $16,323 62% 3. Princeton University(NJ) 4. Yale University(CT) 5. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 6. Rice University(TX) 7. Stanford University(CA) 8. Dartmouth College(NH) 9. Duke University(NC) 10. U. of North Carolina – Chapel Hill* 11. University of Pennsylvania 12. Columbia University(NY) 13. Cornell University(NY) 14. Vanderbilt University(TN) 15. University of Chicago 16. Johns Hopkins University(MD) 17. University of Virginia* 18. Brown University(RI) 19. University of Notre Dame(IN) 20. Washington University in St. Louis 21. Northwestern University(IL) 22. Brigham Young Univ. – Provo(UT) 23. Case Western Reserve Univ.(OH) 24. Howard University(DC) 25. Emory University(GA) 26. Lehigh University(PA) 27. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.(NY) 28. Texas A&M Univ. – College Station* 29. Tufts University(MA) 30. University of Texas – Austin*
Heh, I only have an econo pass, so I have to park there rain or shine. The only problem is that it takes 15 minutes to walk to PGH, so I have to run like hell if I'm late
Rice's tuition is actually a whole lot cheaper than other private schools due to all their grants. They actually make an effort to save YOU money.
I'm surprised that the University of Florida isn't on the list for best value considering that my tuition is only about $1500 and it is all paid for by the state through the Florida lottery anyway, through a program called Bright Futures. A majority of my friends here all have Bright Futures in some form or another also.
bigtexxx.. It is an interesting list that I believe takes into account what the average person pays after financial aid etc and quality of education.. A lot of people don't realize that a lot of the really expensive private schools have the resources to actually make them affordable to needy students etc...
