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Originally Posted by jyl
Slightly funny story - we were looking over the housing prices at UO. Room and meals for the academic year ranges from $12K (triple) to $19K (single w/ private bath). Yes, college dorms have gone upscale. My daughter asked how those costs compared to living in the real world. I said, well, the single w/ private bath which is appx $2K/mo is about comparable in cost to a rent for a pretty nice studio apt + utilities + food for one person in Portland. She started comparing that to how much she made working the past two summers (line cook in a summer camp in Yosemite) and announced that she is going to live with me forever. "I hope you don't plan on ever downsizing, dad."
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no wonder she made it into the honors program!
BTW - the optimal distance from home to college is far enuff away to keep your parents out of your hair, but close enuff to visit whenever you need to do your laundry