<p>In at:
U. Delaware - 4000 merit.
Northeastern - 8000 merit and honors prog.
SUNY New Paltz. - woo
NYU. - NOTHING in merit.
Carnegie Mellon. - Same.</p>
<p>Waitlisted at Lehigh. Probably not going to bother.</p>
<p>for the record, i didn't apply for fin. aid, because i knew i wouldn't get any. my parents can afford tuition right now, but they'd rather not see it in the dean's pocket, and would rather see it in mine after graduation, but they'll put up the dough if i'm sincere about a decision, which i will be. just wanted some extra feedback from you guys. so, where should i go?</p>
<p>It might depend on what you want to study and your preference of location. If you love big cities, NYU and Northeastern are the ones to go. (I'm not knowledgeable much about where CMU is located, sorry.)</p>
<p>I'd go for Northeastern, actually. You have the 8,000 merit, an honors program in a big-ish university and you can actually earn money in their co-op system while having fun in Boston. Further, if you want to apply to grad school, I think it might be smoother for you because you would already have work experience through the co-op system. <em>thumbs up</em></p>
<p>I agree with Beekeeper. My sister's at a university doing co-op and she has marvelous recommendations from her professors and employers, as well as contacts. </p>
<p>She's hoping to get an MBA after she graduates and I do think having hard core work experience while juggling academics shows real toughness of spirit and mind. Not to mention body.</p>
<p>well here's the thing (thanks for the post, btw), i was accepted at gallatin at NYU and the college of business at NE, I live on LI and i have a certain bias towards the New York area and the vigor associated with living there. I applied to gallatin so I would be able to explore all the NYU schools, and northeastern was added as a nice safety, as a choice in the boston area, for that reason. </p>
<p>you brought up co-op work, which really at both schools is emphasized a lot since internships and whatnot are a large part of networking and adding to the educational experience at NYU (from what I've read), but is also incorporated at NE, like you say. the issue i was going through would be whether i would really want a generally business-oriented course structure, as would be the case at NE, for 4 years. from that, i don't know if i want the structure associated with an all business environment, when i could just as well immerse myself comfortably in Stern classes just the same. i guess it's short term and long term concerns that's pressing.</p>
<p>but you made good points, and i'll take them into consideration for the May deposit. carnegie mellon is in pittsburgh, btw. stature school, booted at tepper (bus.) , in at the humanities. if anyone would like to contribute their thoughts to this post, itd be much appreciated. thanks</p>