<p>Brandeis will be a significantly better academic experience and, due to its much smaller size and sense of community, probably a significantly better social experience as well. Is that worth the difference in cost? It depends. If the cost difference has to be funded entirely by loans, that is a real burden that may not justify the academic and social benefits. On the other hand, if your family has the ability to send you to Brandeis without you incurring all the difference as debt, then I’d say that the academic difference alone would be worth it. Good luck.</p>