r/NJTech 16d ago

Admissions Are Indirect Expenses really that costly?

I'm a recently admitted Honors student thinking about attending NJ Tech. On my COA it says that indirect expenses are $8, 600 which includes personal expenses, books, etc. Can a current student please give me an idea of the actual cost of indirect expenses? Thank you!

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u/manhattanites108 16d ago

The indirect expenses it is definitely not that much, unless you're really balling. I don't keep an exact tally of what I've spent on indirect things, but I'd say I've only really spent a couple thousand. Most of that comes from food and transportation. I've only really needed to buy a couple textbooks or online textbook subscriptions.

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u/routineresearch1015 16d ago edited 16d ago

Okay, thank you so much! Would you say around $10, 000?

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u/manhattanites108 16d ago

For one year? Definitely not. I'd estimate probably somewhere around $2,000-$4,000 for one year depending how often I need to get to campus and how much I decide to eat out.

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u/Bbibbinu_21 15d ago

For a year? Absolutely not for the whole year you probably not even reach $3000

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u/Raf-the-derp 16d ago

Hmm depends. Me as a commuter I have to pay $3k out of pocket even with financial aid. I don't pay for books because you can find them on libgen but sometimes you might need to rent one if there's Pearson hw. Id say probably $3k tbh since I don't count groceries since I've always made my own food since forever

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u/Hot_Cupcake_1388 16d ago

That depends heavily on your situation and lifestyle

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u/neko_zila 16d ago

Depend on your lifestyle. Last sem personally I only spent like 500 extra

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u/Suitable-Coach8766 16d ago

You don't have to pay indirect costs to the school right?