<p>Umm.. well first of all I live in central Ohio, but I have family that lives in Seattle. I have always wanted to go to the University of Washington. It's just amazing to me. I loved the campus, their academics are perfect for me, I loved Seattle, I just loved everything about it. And I got my acceptance letter today!! =) I also was accepted to The Ohio State University. They were just supposed to be my back up because I only applied to 3 schools. I received another letter today from Ohio State offering me a full ride- full tuition, room, meal plan, books, supplies, and personal expenses. I never really planned on going to OSU, I always planned on going to UW. I was going to get my acceptance letter and move to the west coast. And if i didn't get accepted, then i was going to go to OSU. I never would have dreamed that something like this would come along. I don't know what kind of financial aid UW will offer me, but I know it wont be nearly as good since I'm an out of state student. I want to study chemical engineering and pre-med, and undergrad-wise both school are about equal. I know that for med school UW is much much better, but I dont know if they are more willing to accept their undergrads or undergrads from somewhere else. I'm freaking out now and I dont like it at all.. I'm extremely happy but this wasn't in my plan... Does anyone especially parents, people that graduated college, or currently in college have any advice for me??</p>
<p>First off, Seattle is awesome! 
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<p>Full ride is hard to pass up. You said both schools are equally as good for undergrad…so I’d go with OSU. You can go to UW for grad school. Its not worth it if you’re getting free everything at a similar school. Congrats! </p>
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<p>thank you =)</p>
<p>It really depends on what UW ends up offering you. I turned down several full rides to schools like ASU and Alabama (National Merit), but I live in WA so I knew I always had a great yet affordable option right at home.</p>
<p>Personally I would want to go to school in Seattle than in Ohio…</p>
<p>You can wait until you see what you get from UW but most likely it won’t be as good as OSU> SInce you want to go on in education and the educational value is similar, I would definitely advise OSU. No loans is a very good way to start out adult life.</p>
<p>See the thing is, you can’t really say “I would never give up a full ride” until you are in the situation. I have said for years I would never give up a full ride, that I could be happy anywhere. Then came along dream school, and the full rides I had were thought about, but thankfully my parents are able to pay for dream school. </p>
<p>As for Ohio, it’s not that bad!</p>
<p>Take the full ride. Save your money to pay for med school or grad school.</p>
<p>If you’d be happy at OSU, take the full ride.</p>
<p>I’ve turned down plenty of full rides, but only at schools that I wasn’t considering to begin with.</p>
<p>Since OSU was your second-choice before the full ride, it sounds like you’d be happy there. It’ll definitely be worth taking the full ride to avoid all the debt - save that for grad school.</p>
<p>With the money you save you can always spend part of the summer on the West Coast. Maybe find a lab to work in?</p>
<p>I’ve lived in Seattle and I really like UW and its campus. I’ve never been to OSU, and I know next to nothing about it.</p>
<p>I’m a parent writing tuition checks, so I can appreciate the value of the full ride. Still, when my kids had the opportunity for National Merit full rides, we never seriously considered those because there were other schools they really preferred.</p>
<p>To me, it comes down to how financially difficult UW would be for you and your family. If it would entail extreme financial sacrifice and/or a lot of debt, I’d opt for the OSU full ride.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Take the scholarship and go to OSU. Washington will still be there in four years (unless that thing about the Mayan calendar turns out to be right). It might be hard at your age to imagine waiting that long. After all four years is more than 1/5 your life so far! But talk to someone who is, say, 30, and I think you’ll see that four years doesn’t seem like such a big stretch to them anymore, and they still have plenty of years left in front of them.</p>
<p>No matter how many of these threads you start, people are still going to advise you to take the free ride at OSU. It’s a great choice! Especially with the med school considerations, this is the prudent path.</p>
<p>premed? take the full ride</p>