<p>I agree that you might as well forget BU–that no campus thing just doesn’t go away. If you want a campus, you want a campus. I don’t think Tufts is much if any better than Northeastern. Harvard, maybe, but Tufts seems about in the same league. That whole coop program at Northeastern seems like a really brilliant idea in today’s economy. Selling the beach house seems really sad. If you had incredibly strong feelings about Tufts, I would say go for it. But if you don’t, and you can see both sides of it, I would go for Northeastern. It’s a great school with an excellent reputation, and actually, I agree with you that that much money DOES matter.</p>
<p>My son also had some choices to make full -ride NYU and St. Johns or go …to University of Penn(Wharton). We did get almost 30 k from them but are still expect to pay 20k vs half room and board at the others…I advised him the same way as your MOM what do YOU want!!! This is a lifetime decision and you only get to make it once. After visiting Penn it was his school. I am sure you will make the decision that is best for you. Enjoy your college choice.</p>
<p>Funny you should write about this, as I saw OBGYN this week, who went to Tufts for her undergrad work, and UMass for her medical training. She told me that she has paid off all her loans for UMass, but is still working to pay off Tufts. This woman is in her late 20’s/early 30s. </p>
<p>She told me she had the option of going to UMass for her undergrad work for practically free, but opted for Tufts because she just loved the school. In my opinion, it is pretty bad for a young medical professional to have so many loans to pay off, when she should be saving for her 401K. So my “parental advice” is to go where you can get a good education, and graduate w/o all those loans.</p>