<p>I'm having a very hard time deciding where to go to school next semester!</p>
<p>I'm from NY state so Buffalo would be pretty cheap. The thing is after visiting the campus I didn't exactly love it. This makes me nervous because I really want to go some place I know I'll like.</p>
<p>On the other hand DePaul has a solid business program, and Chicago is a really cool city so I think I'd like it. But DePaul's a lot more expensive. (around 14k a year more with tuition/and living costs) I have 2 years left so total DePaul would be about 28k more.</p>
<p>Any advice on what to do? Should I try to take out a loan for DePaul? Or just go to UB even though I'm not crazy about it.</p>
<p>Are you transferring?</p>
<p>Did DePaul offer you any financial aid? How much would your total indebtedness be after leaving both?</p>
<p>Estimated CoA at SUNY Buffalo is around $22,000 a year - so if you had to borrow the whole thing, that’s about $44,000. A little more than normally advised, but doable.</p>
<p>DePaul’s CoA is a bit harder to find, but I did find that their tuition & fees alone is about $35,000 per year. That’s $70,000 over two years. It seems like the average on-campus housing is about $8-9,000 a year; I imagine it’ll cost you around $10-12,000 if you can’t get on-campus housing and have to find an apartment in Chicago. Assuming you get the cheapest meal plan (Lite = $3,500 a year) that’s a total CoA of about $81,500-$85,500 depending on your options - and that’s not even including the other food and incidental expenses you’ll incur at DePaul.</p>
<p>So if you have to borrow everything, SUNY Buffalo is the clear winner, since $80-85K is too much debt for DePaul. You can always go live in Chicago after you graduate.</p>
<p>Have you visited DePaul or is it a grass is greener situation?</p>