I contacted SMU to get a breakdown of the total cost for the 1st/2nd semester. They gave me a figure of $10,004 including the lab, visa, insurance, and kaplan fees and $12,954 including the Deluxe Double dorm for the 1st semester. (calculated the 2nd by dropping -900 because of no Kaplan, -250 for no lab fees, and -2,950 for no dorm cost.) However, I have read, on many occasions, in this forum that the cost for the 1st semester is 17k and 12k for the 2nd semester. According to those figures, it's 4K cheaper for the 1st semester and $3,150 cheaper for the 2nd semester than what I have read in this forum. I know they do not take out for food, books, etc... What am I missing???

Either some have been posting wrong figures or SMU has some "surprises" for me. Any 1st/2nd semester student care to give me exact figures...?

Thanks in advance.