<p>Hey! So I got accepted to both ASU and CU, CU has been my dream school all throughout high school and as soon as I was accepted I confirmed my enrollment. But about a week later I saw I got accepted into ASU and offered $12,000 a year for all four years. What should I do? I have tons of friends In boulder and have always pictured myself going to cu but maybe leaving the state could be good too. What are the pros and cons of each school? </p>
<p>Looks like the scholarship brings the ASU non-resident cost down to slightly less than the CU resident cost, but consider these questions:</p>
<p>a. How high a college GPA do you need to maintain to renew the scholarship? If you lose the scholarship, would you still be able to afford the non-resident price there?
b. If you need more than 8 semesters as ASU, would you be able to afford the full non-resident price for the extra semester?</p>
<p>How much would each school cost BEFORE loans?
Would you need to take on loans for either one (or both), and how much?
Did you get into the honors program at either school?</p>
<p>I personally can’t stand the phony down-to-earth granola liberal vibe at CU, but to each his own.</p>
<p>Both schools are solid overall, with CU having a slight edge in the public perception department. Going to school out-of-state might not be a bad idea either though (assuming you can afford it). Arizona is a great state to go to college in… great weather during the school year, and plenty of sights to see and things to do.</p>
<p>ASU has made itself the Walmart of higher ed. CU still has some class.</p>
<p>^^^I thought that was The University of Phoenix? Oh well, same neighborhood.</p>
<p>What major do you plan on having? ASU has a very good business school, esp in Econ.</p>
<p>The honors college, Barrett, is top notch at ASU, as is their journalism school. </p>
<p>I have to believe Barrons is referring to a different school. </p>
<p>OP, at ASU would you be in Barrett? If so, note that the price is higher than for non-honors students. You stay in dorms for 2 years, and Barrett dorms are pricey, though the recent addition of 2nd year Vista option is better/cheaper and has kitchen so allows one to drop down on or entirely eliminate the meal plan. Barrett meal plans are more expensive than the regular ones, but food is better. Also there is a $1000/yr Barrett fee. So if you are in Barrett, the $12K scholarship will not bring your costs down as much as you might think. Don’t use the general COA figure, but tally up costs yourself from pertinent webpages. And consider that travel costs and possibly health ins and simialr things may add to ASU cost. It can be a great experience, depending on you, and I’ve commented plenty on ASU forum. Don’t know about Boulder, so can’t say anything about that.</p>
<p>@barrons, Trying to get my HS junior signed up for MV Calc at your beloved UW-Madison next year. Guess the class size- 250! Unbelievable. Luckily they run a similar, albeit more difficult honors class sequence in a ‘small’ class of 50.</p>
<p>At ASU, D took honors MV in class of 20. Even the regular MV is taught in class of 50. The only large class she’ll have to take at ASU is one CS class, size 125. A cynic might comment that there are just so many great students at UW, have to pack them into big classes to educate them all and what wonderful synergy from being packed in a room with all those brilliant minds. May be some merit in that notion. But anyway lots of things to consider when selecting colleges, not all as easy to divine as the US News list. It is my unscholarly opinion that by MV calc level, class size should drop. And class sizes do drop at UW by the 400+ level, but linear algebra and diff eq are still well over 100 students. </p>
<p>That’s just a snapshot, and other depts at ASU may be run differently, and non-honors students likely have fewer options to avoid large classes. Still…</p>
<p>At least all UW classes are still taught with live profs. Given the actual TT SF ratio at ASU is close to 30:1.0 the claim of smaller classes being common smells.What I hear is that reg ASU students are being required to take some classes online. They keep growing enrollment without adding FT faculty. 80,000 now and hope to hit 100K and keep quality–laughable. But they do take anyone with cash or a pulse.</p>