<p>I want to go study Electrical Engineering in college, and these are my four possibilities:</p>
<p>Cornell (Haven't Receieved Decision)
University of Florida (Accepted)
Georgia Tech (Accepted)
Purdue (accepted)</p>
<p>Pros
Cornell - Ivy League. 50/50 Girl/Guy Ratio
UF - Full Tuition Scholarship. Not too far from home.
GTech - Great EE Program.
Purdue - Half Tuition Scholarship. Best Friend is going here.</p>
<p>Cons
Cornell - Most expensive. No merit awards. Far from home.
UF - Weakest program.
GTech - Full Tuition + Room/Board. "Nerd School" 3:1 guy/girl ratio.
Purdue - Middle of Nowhere</p>
<p>So I tried to some up my biggest fears/worries for college. My biggest concerns are money, level of education, and I want to have fun. I know engineering is a real workload, but I don't want to reach the weekend, and have my classmates tell me they are hanging in for a LAN party. I would go to GTech hands down without any hesitations if it weren't for the nerdy reputation and the reputation for being hard as hell. UF doesn't have a top 10 program, but I go there free because I'm in state Bright Futures. Purdue I will recieve a good portion of the tuition on scholarship plus my best friend is going there so I won't be alone, but it's in the middle of nowhere. Cornell seems like the most balanced, but it's the most expensive and I haven't been accepted yet. Any advice?</p>
<p>A pro for Purdue is that your best friend is going there?? I would think that would be a con. When you go to college you want to meet new people and not be held back by your best friend. Anyway, I'd advise that you wait and see what need-based scholarships you get and then decide. If Cornell is affordable and you're accepted, I'd narrow the choice to GTech and Cornell.</p>
<p>Are you able to visit Purdue and Georgia Tech? From where you live, I would say you should definitely overnight at Ga. Tech - stereotypes are often so off the mark. See how you like it. See for yourself - forget what other people say. A visit could be a deciding factor and could change your life. Since your concerns are the nerd factor and the difficulty, overnight on a Thursday and a Friday - see what the study atmosphere is like on a weeknight and what the social atmospher is like on a weekend. </p>
<p>And, most important, congrats on the nice roster of acceptances so far.</p>
<pre><code>I'd recommend you consider UF. I went to Purdue for my Master's and PhD and I doubt you will get a better education there than what you will get at UF. As far as the other two schools, sure they are great, but would you have to go into a lot of debt? Is it really worth it? Only you can decide, but if it were me I'd say NO.
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<p>I am going to Cornell, but I wanted to go up north/out west (snowboarding :)) so never even applied to GT or Purdue, but if I were you I'd definitely be looking at those two most seriously. Both have great engineering programs, and it would be a huge plus if your best friend is going to Purdue already.</p>
<p>That said, I loved Cornell so much when I visited that I applied ED (but then again I love cold weather and wanted to be near, or at least reasonably near, mountains).</p>