The document discusses factors to consider regarding college costs, including tuition, fees, room and board, books, and financial aid options. It notes that college costs vary significantly depending on the specific school and whether a student is in-state or out-of-state. The document then presents a game where teams guess the total annual cost for various colleges and universities and can earn points by getting closest to the actual price without going over.

1. What does college mean to you?
College costs

2. When you hear the word
college…
 Future
 Education
 Expenses
 Fun
 Next Step
 Scary
 The Real World
 Career

3. Where do you think of….
 Boston
 New England
 South East
 Mid West
 The Rockies
 South West
 West Coast
 North West
 Not Brockton…

4. What do you think of…
 Double Brockton High…
 Triple Brockton High…
 Four times the size of Brockton High…
 Same size as Brockton High….
 Ten times the size of Brockton High…
 Smaller than Brockton High…
 Smaller than your graduating class at Brockton
High…

5. How much do you think of…
 A few thousand bucks in loans….
 I’m going to be in debt for the rest of my life…
 I’ll get a full ride, no big…
 There is no way to afford it, I’m not going…
 I will be in debt, but it will be manageable…

6. The Reality
• College is going to mean a lot of things to you, so
that is okay
• It is the next step of your education which is
very real, it will be both fun and scary, it could be
expensive, and it will help you reach your future
career.
• Colleges are EVERYWHERE so you can decide
where the next chapter of your life will lead.
• Brockton High is a unique place because it is so
much bigger than most high schools. Think about
what size you want to be at, there is a size and a
space for everyone.

7. The Reality
• When it comes to college cost there are going to
be some concerns
• You need to be smart about financial aid, and
applying to schools that are a match for you
financially.
– Everyone talks about reaches, matches, and
safeties in your grades, but you should also be
thinking about it financially.
• Utilize your resources to find money for
college, it’s amazing how quickly four or five
scholarships build up to pay for books, or more!

8. The Price is Right…
• The rules of the game:
– You can divide yourself into teams, but you need to
be prepared that there are only five prizes for the
team so you want to make sure that each member
of your team will get a prize
– A name of a college and a description will pop up on
the screen. Each team will have ninety seconds to
confer after the description is read. They will have
to select what they believe the expected price is for
the student.
– The team who gets closest, without going over, will
get a point and will send one member of their team
to play in the bonus prize round, where that one
person will play the speed round.

9. The Price is Right….
• Speed Round
– Speed round will allow the one player to hear five
specific parts of the college cost they just
guessed, and guess what the college expects you
to spend.
– For each question that they come within 100 dollars
on they will gain an extra point.
• If two teams guess the same amount and are
both closest, then they will both get the point and
come play the speed round. If all teams guess the
same amount and are all the closest no teams will
get the point.

10. Are you ready
to play the Price
is Right?!

11. COME ON
DOWN!

12. Northeastern University
 Northeastern University is a large private college
located in Boston, Massachusetts. There are
approximately 18,579 undergraduate students
and 10,084 graduate students. They offer almost
200 different programs. Northeastern offers a
unique program that allows students to have
multiple internships throughout their years, and
requires most students to stay at NEU for at least
five years.

13. The Right Price is….
$52,012

14. SPEED ROUND- NEU
 Books
 Fees
 Room and Board
 Tuition

15. SPEED ROUND- NEU
 Books
 1000
 Fees
 412
 Room and Board
 12,760
 Tuition
 37,840

16. New York University
 New York University is a large private college
located in New York City, New York. There are
approximately 21,646 undergraduate students
and 21,000 graduate students. It is located right
in the heart of New York.

17. The Right Price is….
$57,858

18. SPEED ROUND- NYU
 Books
 Fees
 Room and Board
 Tuition

19. SPEED ROUND- NYU
 Books
 1,070
 Fees
 2,622
 Room and Board
 15,182
 Tuition
 39,344

20. UMASS Amherst
 UMASS Amherst is a large public university
located in Amherst, Massachusetts. There are
approximately 20,791 undergraduate students
and 6,000 graduate students. It is the largest
public school in the state of Massachusetts.

21. The Right Price is….
$23,309

22. SPEED ROUND- UMASS
Amherst
 Fees
 Room and Board
 Tuition
 Out of State Cost

23. SPEED ROUND- UMASS
Amherst
 Fees
 11,083
 Room and Board
 9,512
 Tuition
 1,714
 Out of State Cost
 36,097

24. Howard University
 Howard University is a large private university
located in Washington DC. There are
approximately 6,921 undergraduate students and
3,447 graduate students. It is a famous
Historically Black College.

25. The Right Price is….
$38,021

26. SPEED ROUND- Howard
University
 Books
 Fees
 Room and Board
 Tuition

27. SPEED ROUND- Howard
University
 Books
 2,509
 Fees
 1,021
 Room and Board
 15,341
 Tuition
 19,150

28. Suffolk University
 Suffolk University is a medium private university
located in Boston, MA. There are approximately
5,526 undergraduate students and 3,407
graduate students. They are located right near
the Boston Common.

29. The Right Price is….
$45,828

30. SPEED ROUND- Suffolk
University
 Books
 Fees
 Room and Board
 Tuition

31. SPEED ROUND- Suffolk
University
 Books
 1,200
 Fees
 116
 Room and Board
 14,734
 Tuition
 29,778

32. Bunker Hill Community College
 Bunker Hill Community College is a community
college located in Boston, MA. There are
approximately 12,271 undergraduate students
and 1,800 non-degree seeking students.

33. The Right Price is….
$11,984

34. SPEED ROUND- BHCC
 Books
 Fees
 Off Campus Room and Board Estimation
 Tuition

35. SPEED ROUND- BHCC
 Books
 1,800
 Fees
 2,808
 Off Campus Room and Board Estimation
 6,800
 Tuition
 576

36. Framingham State University
 Framingham State University is a state university
located in Framingham, MA. There are
approximately 3,500 undergraduate students and
6,000 total students.

37. The Right Price is….
$18,100

38. SPEED ROUND- FSU
 Books
 Fees
 Out of State Total Cost
 Tuition

39. SPEED ROUND- FSU
 Books
 1000
 Fees
 6,610
 Out of State Total Cost
 24,180
 Tuition
 970

40. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in
Worcester, MA and is a technical school. It
specializes in careers in engineering. There are
approximately 3,500 undergraduate students that
attend.

41. The Right Price is….
$52,964

42. SPEED ROUND- FSU
 Room and Board
 11,934
 Fees
 580
 Out of State Total Cost
 52,964
 Tuition
 39,450