<p>Thanks for your reply! </p>
<p>I think I need to be under $30,000, especially because out-of-state, I would also have to pay for transportation as well. I don’t think it will be a major impact if I have 20-25k vs. 30k, especially if the said schools are some of the UCs vs. schools such as Agnes Scott and Clark. I will hopefully visit over spring break to make some sort of conclusion. </p>
<p>Rankings are kind of BS to me, so I think if it came down to say UCSC for example vs. Agnes Scott vs. Clark, I would go for UCSC because the department I’m interested in seems pretty strong (bioinformatics). </p>