But beyond meal costs, seniors must deal with the Coop one last time before they leave.

Cap and gown rentals, mandatory for all graduating seniors, cost $45; class rings can run up to $760, and if a senior wants to memorialize his or her graduation with a yearbook at $70, a diploma frame and graduation announcements, the bill can really add up.

But seniors don't generally turn to Harvard for help with the costs.

According to James S. Miller, director of financial aid, seniors do not generally ask the Office of Financial Aid for loans for senior week.

However, Miller estimates, approximately 50 to 100 seniors are using senior loans--which average at about $1,500--in order to pay for "expenses related to senior year."

Seniors usually apply for these funds to pay for graduate school application fees or travel expenses, not for senior week, Miller says.

"I have been paying it, but I think it's a little much. It's a huge expense," says Sahngmie M. Lah '98.

The expenses are "definitely a concern" for seniors, Lah says.

Harvard First Marshal Philip R. Kaufman '98 suggests that the alumni office subsidize seniors who need extra money to cover senior week costs.

"Senior Week events are very reasonably priced," he says. "The main complaint is paying for dinner every night."

Wadsworth House Commencement officials did not return phone calls for this article.