Student Budget Planner

The following tables show approximately how much you should have left by meal plan type and week ending.

	2011/2012 MEAL PLAN BUDGET PLANNER - SUMMARY

	FALL TERM 2011
		Week Endng	A - LIGHT	B - MEDIUM	C - HEARTY
	SEPTEMBER		$1,500	$1,650	$1,800
		11th Sept	$1,400	$1,540	$1,680
		18th Sept	$1,300	$1,430	$1,560
		25th Sept	$1,200	$1,320	$1,440
	OCTOBER	2nd Oct	$1,100	$1,210	$1,320
		9th Oct	$1,000	$1,100	$1,200
		16th Oct	$900	$990	$1,080
		23rd Oct	$800	$880	$960
		30th Oct	$700	$770	$840
	NOVEMBER	6thNov	$600	$660	$720
		13th Nov	$500	$550	$600
		20th Nov	$400	$440	$480
		27th Nov	$300	$330	$360
	DECEMBER	4th Dec	$200	$220	$240
		11th Dec	$100	$110	$120
		18th Dec	$0	$0	$0


	WINTER TERM 2012
		Week Starting	A - LIGHT	B - MEDIUM	C - HEARTY
	JANUARY		$1,500	$1,650	$1,800
		8th Jan	$1,385	$1,523	$1,662
		15th Jan	$1,269	$1,396	$1,523
		22nd Jan	$1,154	$1,269	$1,385
		29th Jan	$1,038	$1,142	$1,246
	FEBRUARY	5th Feb	$923	$1,015	$1,108
		12th Feb	$ 808 $888 $969
		13th- 19th Feb	READING WEEK	READING WEEK	READING WEEK
		26th Feb	$692	$762	$831
	MARCH	4th Mar	$577	$635	$692
		11th Mar	$462	$508	$554
		18th Mar	$346	$381	$415
		25th Mar	$231	$254	$277
	APRIL	1st Apr	$115	$127	$138
		8th Apr	$0	$0	$0





MEAL PLAN (required for dormitory style residence)
Plan Type	PRIME	ALTERNATIVE	FLEX FOOD	PLAN TOTAL	LEVY	TOTAL COST
A	$925.00	$500.00	$75.00	$1,500.00	$75.00	$1,575.00
B	$950.00	$500.00	$200.00	$1,650.00	$82.50	$1,732.50
C	$1,000.00	$500.00	$300.00	$1,800.00	$90.00	$1,890.00
Note: above values are for the semester.

As a guide for parents and students, here is a sample budget for a typical school year.

Item	Cost
ACADEMIC FEES
Tuition	$5,000
Incidental Fees	$500
Books	$800
Total Academic	$6,300
LIVING (OFF CAMPUS)
Rent, utilities and phone ($500 x 8 months)	$4,000
Food ($400 x 8 months)	$3,200
Clothing	$500
Travel (local and two trips home)	$500
Personal (entertainment, laundry, hair, etc.)	$2,400
Total Living	$10,600
GRAND TOTAL	$16,900

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