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Commencement
Sticker Shock
Sure, you're done with tuition, books, and fees. But although commencement may represent a kind of freedom, it isn’t exactly free—for the graduate or for family and friends. Here is a guide to some of the expenses—optional and otherwise—associated with graduating. With the recession in mind, we’ve provided both budget and deluxe options.
July/August 2009
$300 for three days at New
Haven’s best restaurants, $180 if you eat in dining halls when possible.
$1575 for three deluxe nights at The Study, a luxury hotel;
$140 for on-campus housing.
$39.50 from J. Crew, $8 from News
Haven.
$857 to purchase
PhD cap, gown, and hood; $57 to rent.
Estimate for a store-bought novelty
hat. Getting creative can be cheaper and more fun.
$515 for 18K
gold, $279 for Celestrium stainless steel.
$160 with Yale medallion, $145 without.
$77 for DVD, $62 for VHS.
$18 for 8 personalized announcements, $12 if you get out
your calligraphy pen.
$115 for Veuve Clicquot champagne from the Wine Thief, $3.29
for sparkling cider from Stop & Shop.
$45 for bouquet from Geraldine, $3 for gerbera daisy from Gourmet
Heaven.
$750
for share of condo rental at Myrtle Beach with friends, $2.50 for round trip on
G bus to Lighthouse Point Park.
$50 for priority seat, $25 for general admission.
$20 for the ticket, $200
for a new outfit. |
