<p>I have two schools I've been accepted to for Geology: CO school of mines (OOS) and Michigan state (IS). Mines = 30000/year MSU = 20000/year. I know mines is pretty top knotch for UG geology, not sure about MSU. Which would you choose? I need to decide by May 1.</p>
<p>Go to MSU. I wouldn't pay 40,000 extra for CO. Just get high marks, and you'll get into a good graduate program. I assume that's what you're looking to do.</p>
<p>40K is way too much money Go to MSU</p>
<p>^^agreed.....</p>
<p>I also agree. $40k is a lot of dough. Go to MSU and save your money for graduate school.</p>
<p>Ditto what everyone else. While Mines is probably a better school for geology, you should just go to M-state and just save money for graduate studies.,</p>
<p>Wait.. how much of the extra 40k will be extra debt, though?</p>
<p>Even if it's not debt and someone is paying for it out of pocket, that's still money that won't go to grad school (or a car, or a house, etc...) and thus equals "future debt".</p>
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<p>This, of course, is not necessarily true. Many families have high incomes and substantial savings and $10K per year will not impact their lifestyle, level of debt, or anything else at all.</p>
<p>For other families, $10K per year means debt, and service on that debt, for decades.</p>
<p>Each situation is different.</p>