My eyes were opened to how much money is spent on college, without adding in the tuition itself. In the article "College Costs: Tuition Is Just the Beginning" by Emily Glazer, the writer brings forth the reality that just the tuition and rooming are just the beginning to how much money is put into school.
The article revolves around a mother sending her children off, and all of the spending surprises that she didn't expect. Personal supplies, eating out, and clothing are just some of the few things a college student cannot live without. In addition to small things, there is also travel/transportation and expensive books that add to the list as well as (let's not forget) the endless amount of coffee bought to help on the nights of studying before a test.
The parents and student must also take into account that moving to a totally different place, comes with totally different weather. If it is cold, the student will need warm clothing and possibly snow tires for the vehicle they are driving; the costs add up significantly. There are small things in life that are taken for granted until the day a young person must fend for themselves alone, paying their own bills.
I believe the writer wanted to show the readers that college is even more expensive than most people think. We have to be careful in making sure that we don't have a large debt on our hands at the end of the education process. The writer used chronological order in her writing to show the build up of costs.
