I’m deciding between three colleges that I have been admitted to. The least expensive one has a good program for my major, but I have trouble seeing myself fitting in with the type of people at that school (it’s a party school). The second school has the worst program of the three ( the major is more broad there so I am not as confined) but I can defiantly see myself fitting in there. The third school is the most expensive but has the best program in the country for my degree and I can see myself fitting in there, but their academics are very rigorous.
It would help if you said the names of the schools.
I agree with @Lehigh2022, we need more information. Will you need to take on debt for any of the schools? If so, then how much debt? How immediately marketable is your potential major?
Why not name the schools ? It will help posters to give more thoughtful responses.
The first school is Ohio University. The Second one is Ithaca College and the third one is Rochester Institute of Technology.
If RIT let you in, you can do it. Don’t let that stop you. BUT… if your family can’t afford it, or if you are thinking about taking more than your federal loans out to attend, then it probably isn’t something you should do.
What are the costs going to be at each one? Can you afford all of them?
Right now I just about have enough for the 4 years Ohio.
You see yourself fitting in at Ithaca – how big is the program in your major there? Does the academic advisor for that major know what graduates do after they leave the college and is that in line with your career plans?
Graduates are successful, but they end up doing jobs slightly different that what I see myself doing in the future at Ithaca
Hmmm… ideally you’d have a place you feel comfortable and a place that sets you up for the career you want. But getting the education you,desire needs to take first priority.
You can afford Ohio it sounds like without debt. If you need to borrow too much for RIT, Ohio will have to do. It may take longer to find “your people” among the crowd, but there really are all types at large schools. If you keep putting yourself out there, you’ll find likeminded friends over time,