<p>Okay, so I got accepted to Fordham LC as a sophomore, which is my dream school. I'm transferring from Ithaca college. My mother recently bought a house and a car, so now I can not receive any financial aid from Fordham. Fordham now costs 60,000 for one year. However, we live in PA and we are close to Temple University. My mother went to temple and I can commute there to save money. Here are my choices.
I would wait a year and then go to Fordham. That way, I would receive financial aid. (Also I'm young enough to take a year off, I'm supposed to be an incoming freshman because of my age). OR, I could go to temple university and leave with little to no debt. But I wouldn't have as many opportunities as I would had if I went Fordham. Also I plan on going to graduate school or medical school in the future. I'm majoring in biology. That should probably be taken into consideration. What is the best decision? Waiting a year for Fordham? Or going straight into Temple?</p>
<p>Would’ve had* excuse my typos</p>
<p>Why do you think you won’t have as many opportunities if you graduate from Temple? </p>
<p>If you are serious about Med School, choose the cheapest route to your undergrad degree so you won’t have any debt until Med School.</p>
<p>^^ditto. Temple is a good school, and medical school students are happiest when they have little or no debt from undergraduate school because med school is so expensive. This is a no brainer since money is an issue for you.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! I really was struggling with making a choice. I only said I wouldn’t have as many opportunities, because Fordham is located in Manhattan. </p>
<p>um, Philly ain’t Podunk, OP. hmph. L-) Show a brother some love. :P</p>
<p>Since you seem to know so little about my city, despite being from Penn’s commonwealth, I should perhaps point out that Temple is not in the nicest neighborhood. The campus is safe, but if you plan on living off campus after your freshman year, you should investigate housing options in the city. This is especially true if you’ve never learned to move around a city with your head up and an eye on your surroundings. (Fordham would be much the same in this sense, depending on which campus you’re associated with.) North Philly, where Temple is located, can be rougher than other parts of the city or state. </p>
<p>I’m well aware of how Philly is. I live in ardmore so I can always commute to Temple. It would save me money. I know its not the nicest neighborhood.</p>
<p>I agree with all that’s been said here. I also have to question your assumption you would get FA next year at Fordham. That same house will be there next year as an asset (if its even considered). EFC is mostly driven by income.</p>
<p>just being sure, OP. </p>
<p>Ardmore isn’t No. Philly, of course. </p>
<p>Philly has some things NYC does not. </p>
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who said that you didnt get aid because of a car or home purchase? you likely didnt get aid because of your family’s income or because you’re a transfer.</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad and @mom2collegekids I’m not specifically sure about the car or home purchase. My mom said that. But she also said that her income raised for one year, because of her retirement. That’s when she bought the car and the house. Maybe, she actually meant that the reason we didn’t get aid is because of her temporary raise in income. But her income will go back to the way it was next year. She’s a single mom and she really wanted me to go to a big private school, like all the other kids that graduated from my elite high school. But, private colleges now-a-days are not affordable.</p>
<p>@Jkeil911 Thanks for letting me know!! I appreciate it.</p>