<p>I have been offered a full ride scholarship to a state school and wonder whether I'd be crazy to decline it to go to Princeton (with no financial aid at all). Of course the chances of being accepted to Princeton are slim, but how would you weigh the options?</p>
<p>I have to weigh the same options. If I can afford it, i’ll go to a private school. If not, i’ll kick ass in a public school and go for graduate school. It really comes down to whats fiscally responsible. Obviously, you could plea with Princeton for more money… (I would)</p>
<p>You will just have to ask yourself whether you are willing to shell out the tuition for the Princeton name and education. Nobody would think that you are crazy if you chose a full tuition scholarship to a state school over Princeton (especially in these financial times), or visa versa.</p>
<p>If you get accepted to Princeton then go. The money you spend will be well worth the investment.</p>
<p>Feel free to go to the state school.</p>
<p>Just give me your Pton spot.
Hah.</p>
<p>The one and only reason to go to Princeton in this case is – A) If you LOVE the school a ton, + B) Have specific things about its departments you like, which you don’t think you’ll find elsewhere. B) holds especially if you want grad school.</p>
<p>I’d go with a GOOD state school if there’s no specific reason to go to Princeton for you in particular – it’s a wonderful school, but if you’re that smart, try to go there for grad school if you really want to benefit from its amazing departments.</p>
<p>Eh grad school is never the same experience though. Esp not at Princeton where just about everything is geared towards undergrads. Go with Princeton if you actually like the school slash your state school isn’t like… Berkeley or W&M or something like that.</p>
<p>What you don’t get at the State schools is associating with and becoming a member of a club of some of the best people in the world in their chosen field of study.</p>
<p>There is a reason why a “state” school has a somewhat negative connotation associated with it. In this case, they’re not as good. Ever wonder why Cornell or U Penn gets peeved when they get name called as a public university?</p>
<p>You can get a full ride or almost full ride at Princeton. It just depends what your socioeconomic status is.</p>
<p>My mom says that since 70% of Princeton graduates end up marrying each other I should consider my future husband when picking my undergraduate college. Does that help?</p>
<p>Kinda off topic but does anyone know if that’s true about Princeton graduates marrying each other? 70% sounds too high but I heard the rate was pretty high…</p>
<p>Well my Yale interviewer was married to another Yalie. It only makes sense I mean people start to really date seriously in college for the most part so it makes sense that meaningful relationships would be formed in college, regardless of which college that is.</p>
<p>Which state school?</p>
<p>Just about everyone at Princeton could get full rides to state schools. Almost no one at state schools could’ve gone to Princeton. Just a thought.</p>
<p>Princeton has extremely good financial aid… </p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University | What’s Great About Princeton’s Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/financialaid/whats_great/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/financialaid/whats_great/)</p>
<p>if u go to the state school over princeton (if u get in), i will kill myself. </p>
<p>thnks</p>
<p>quick note on the marriage thing, the alumni council puts the rate of alumni marrying alumni at about 17% ([Alumni</a> find soulmates in classmates - The Daily Princetonian](<a href=“http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2002/02/14/4345/]Alumni”>http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2002/02/14/4345/)). although i would say that i know quite a few married couples that are both pton grads</p>
<p>Take the money, do well and go to a good school for your masters.</p>
<p>The very top schools are worth debt - and Princeton is a very top school. </p>
<p>But be realistic about major. You have to pay off that debt. Hence you have to major in something that will pay very well. You loose the option of low paying professions.</p>