<p>It's for Aerospace Engineering.
I'm in-state with Rutgers. I was thinking of maybe attending Rutgers and later transferring (and possibly gaining some scholarships) if my GPA is well.</p>
<p>What do you think?
Thank you!</p>
<p>If your parents are willing to pay 34k a year, and are able to do so without accuring any debt for you or themselves, I’d go to UIUC I guess. Otherwise go to rutgers and have fun being debtless. Rutgers has a fine engineering program,</p>
<p>The full ride seems like the obvious choice to me. 34k for 4 years is 136k. Illinois is a top notch program but my suggestion would be to get an undergraduate degree debt free and get a MS from a top program like Illinois. If you do well in undergrad, you should have a good chance at getting funding for a graduate degree.</p>
<p>Easy choice - Go to Rutgers, excel there, and you’ll still get into a great graduate program.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Rutgers it is! :)</p>
<p>engineering is not a prestigious field. if you know you want to be an engineer, go rutgers no doubt. if you are on the fence career wise and would be interested in wall st et-al you may want to consider UIUC (but make sure they have access to any potential careers you want).</p>
<p>Graduating debt free (or with as little debt as possible) is the way to go.</p>
<p>first of all, you wont transfer out of Rutgers, you think that now but once you go there you’ll end up falling in love with it, just because it’s college, you can’t not. </p>
<p>anyways full ride for an engineering degree at a good school is da bomb</p>
<p>debt-free…period.</p>
<p>As long as you work as an engineer you’d never (yes never) be able to make up that $140K difference. Got to Rutgers and enjoy it.</p>
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<p>Ohhh, never say never. My husband’s a music professor and I’m an engineer and we’re merrily whittling away at his 10-year note for a million years’ worth of schooling for him.</p>
<p>(But it’s not fun. Go to Rutgers.)</p>
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<p>My point is; compare your situation to someone making your same income without that debt. Engineers make what their collegues make. An employer is not going to give one more $$$ than another just because one has $150K worth of debt.</p>
<p>Rutgers. My friend now works at Morgan Stanley. You will not miss much from declining UIUC.</p>
<p>Absolute no brainer!! Go with the free-ride! We could easily pay that for our children, without debt, but the question would be WHY!?</p>
<p>Definitely Rutgers!</p>
<p>Rutgers. I only have a 7000 scholarship toward there, but if I had a full ride, I’d go.</p>