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According to Miller, the FAO calculates its aid to students for living expenses based on the annual standard room and board fee; this year that sum was $7,278. Students who choose to live off campus, such as Ocon and Payanzo, must pay for any additional room and board expenses through loans, jobs and family resources...
Dingman says that Harvard Planning and Real Estate has been very helpful in accommodating undergraduates with special circumstances, like Ocon and Payanzo. But while many might assume that the day-care center, laundry rooms and proximity to campus make Peabody Terrace the most coveted housing for young parents, Dingman says that the apartment complex where Ocon and Bailey live can be financially taxing...
Once housing issues have been considered, the FAO must also consider the cost of day care. While Payanzo currently avoids these costs with the help of her live-in mother and boyfriend, Ocon had a tougher decision to make...
...Ocon says that the Harvard day-care system was too expensive and that schedules were not flexible enough to meet her needs. Ocon also wanted the chance to be more involved in Bailey's early education. Enrolling Bailey in the Bigelow Cooperative Day Care Center gave Ocon the opportunity to help out in the classroom on a volunteer basis...
Payanzo says that she looked into day care last semester and discovered some of the same problems that Ocon ran into...