<p>I can't believe I just discovered this forum ten days ago! It's too late to help us with the college application process, but the tips and conversations I have been reading have been helpful in other areas. </p>
<p>My daughter applied to six schools. She did not get into her top two choices. That leaves four schools to choose from. Two of the four schools do not offer the engineering program she now thinks she wants to study. That leaves two schools. Her two choices are Ohio State University and Virginia Tech.</p>
<p>Ohio State has accepted her into the honors program (small scholarship included). She also received a small engineering scholarship. OSU is close to home and offers the advantage of in state tuition. They have a good engineering program and an excellent business program.</p>
<p>We visited Virginia Tech three weeks ago and my daughter was very comfortable with the campus and the students. She qualified for the honors program but did not receive any type of scholarships. In addition, the combination of out of state tuition and no scholarships make it about twice as much as OSU.</p>
<p>I found this forum as I was searching for help in making this decision. It's about more than money, but that is a factor. Being close to home can be a positive and/or a negative. She loves that VT is an outstanding engineering school, but what if she decides she hates engineering? To complicate things further, the recent tragedy at VT has made me a little uneasy, but she said it doesn't factor into her decision. </p>
<p>Any comments, words, suggestions would be appreciated. May 1 is right around the corner!!!</p>