<p>I need some help! I am freaken out and very stressed. I have 48 hours to make a final decision on what college I will attend next year. My number one school was College of Holy Cross. However, Holy Cross only gave me $5,000 Grant and it will cost me $52,000 a year. My parents and I cannot afford $52,000 a year without taking out huge loans ($20,000 a year in loans). I love the school and it's a better school than my other choices. Also, it's better school for Pre-med too. I want to go to Medical school after I graduate college. However, I do not think it's worth $80,000 in debt for undergraduate degree. I am very crushed that I cannot not attend there but it's time to move on. </p>
<p>I live in South Carolina and I could attend Univeristity of South Carolina for only $23,000 a year but the school is over 30,000 students and school is way to big for me. I would get lost in a class of 500 students. Many classes have 100 - 500 kids in a class. That is not for me. </p>
<p>With Holy Cross out of the question. Here is my choices. My two schools I have choose are Connecticutt College and Providence College. The schools and student base are totally different. What I heard is PC students are similar as HC and BC. Connecticutt College student is simliar to Bates or Trinity College. Is this correct?</p>
<p>This is what the schools offered: The cost of the two schools are about the same
1. Providence College, RI: (Accepted to Honors Program): $57.5K - $18,000 (Merit) + $6,600 (Grant)= $32,900
2. Connecticutt College: $60.8K - $26,300 (Grant)= $34,455
**Merit Scholarship are guarantee. Grants are not guarantee every year because our income can change.</p>
<p>Providence College: I know a lot students who do not go (for different reasons) to Boston College or Holy Cross usually go to PC. My reason I am not attending HC is because of money. I do not like to say the word but it's true PC is a safety school for BC and HC. I am ok with that because I did like PC too. I visit HC and PC about four times. I spent a day with student at each school attending their classes. I got good feel about the schools and student base of HC and PC. I loved both schools with HC being my number one school and PC being my number two school. I felt great connection with students at HC and PC. I also met with Chairman of the Biology Departement at Providence College and he spent over two hours with me showing me the school labs and science department. He impressed me and my family the time he spent with us one on one. PC is located in Providence which will give me options to do things on the weekends. Also, I got in the Honors Program at PC and received $18,000 a year in a Merit Scholarship and also receive $6,600 Grant (Total $24,600) a year too. </p>
<p>Connecticutt College: My family and I visit over 20 schools in New England and SC & NC. We visited Connecticutt College last summer and their was no students on campus. I would have to say the campus is beautiful. It look like a small BC with the stone buildings. We did campus tour and I did a interview with a Senior who was going to Med School next year. I had great conversion with him and had good connection with him. CC has a great science department too. I did like the school a lot. However, I did not meet many other students and I did not get feel of the school and student base because it was summer time. Please, could you tell me what the student base is like? I live in South Carolina and I will not be able to visit again. We only had one day to visit CC last summer and I wish I could visted again to get better feel of the student base. </p>
<p>I having being do some research and a lot people are telling me Connecticutt College is better college than Providence College. Is this true? I will hate to turn down Connecticutt College if it's a better school then PC. </p>
<p>I need some major help here.This process is very stressfull. I appreciate everybody opinions. </p>