Yale Index

1.	Cost of four years at Yale (tuition, room, and board), in dollars	117,290
2.	Cost of Kaplan's LSAT prep course, in dollars	699
3.	Cost of registering for the MCAT, in dollars	160
4.	Cost of applying to 12 medical schools through AMCAS, in dollars	500
5.	Cost of one official transcript, in dollars	3
6.	Cost of resume paper, envelopes, and new toner cartridge, in dollars	332.80
7.	Cost of leather résumé portfolio, in dollars	43
8.	Cost of cheapest Brooks Brothers two-piece suit, two Oxford shirts, dark socks, one conservatively-patterned tie, and dress shoes, in dollars	461.95
9.	Cost of Tahari Reefer jacket (on sale), two blouses, slim skirt, dress, and mid-heel pumps, in dollars	447.99
10.	Cost of binding two copies of a 70-page senior essay, in dollars	9
11.	Cost of renting a cap and gown, in dollars	15.75
12.	Minimum suggested contribution toward Senior Class Gift, in dollars	30

--Compiled by Sharon J. Lin and Anne Kinderman

Sources: 1) Yale Factsheet; 2) Kaplan; 3) Association of American Medical Col-leges; 4) American Medical College Application Service; 5) Yale Registrar; 6, 7) Staples; 8) Brooks Brothers, Florsheim; 9) BCBG, J. Crew, Nine West; 10) York Copy; 11) Associated Student Agencies; 12) AYA

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