Duke, Northwestern, or Rice?

<p>I'm having a lot of trouble deciding which college I should go to. Any comments would be greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>Here's my situation: Rice is giving me a full ride. Duke and Northwestern would cost around $25,000 per year for me. (Duke is slightly more expensive than Northwestern). I'm from Texas, and I've always wanted to go out of state and join a sorority. Rice doesn't offer either of these two wishes. Is spending the extra money worth it, or should I just take Rice's offer?</p>

<p>what major? More info on your future goals would be helpful.</p>

<p>*Here’s my situation: Rice is giving me a full ride. Duke and Northwestern would cost around $25,000 per year for me. (Duke is slightly more expensive than Northwestern). I’m from Texas, and I’ve always wanted to go out of state and join a sorority. Rice doesn’t offer either of these two wishes. Is spending the extra money worth it, or should I just take Rice’s offer? *</p>

<p>The big question is…how is the cost difference for Duke or NU and the cost for a sorority going to get paid? </p>

<p>If your family is going to happily pay for those extra costs (which could easily be $28k per year with sorority costs), then no problem. However, if they won’t, then won’t that be a problem?</p>

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<p>A lot of Northwestern students join fraternities/sororities, and they seem to be more integrated into campus life than at most places. There isn’t a division between those that pledge and don’t pledge. I suspect this is not true at Duke.</p>

<p>Take the Rice offer and run!</p>