HELP GUYS! (NYU Poly vs Rutgers)

<p>Hey guys I have a really bad dilemma here. I am deciding on Rutgers and NYU Poly and I really want to choose Rutgers over NYU Poly, but everyone keep steering me towards NYU Poly.</p>

<p>Here's the breakdown: I'm going into civil engineering and hopefully enter a masters for architecture. Now the reason why I want to go so bad to Rutgers is that I'm instate, my Grandparents basically live 3 miles away from Busch (the engineering campus) and with all financial aid it comes to be $24,500 which is almost a full ride (~$6000 loans from federal government).</p>

<p>For NYU Poly, I have to go there for about $32,000 a year and I'm in the General Studies Program, which is there like their 'Catch-Up' program, which ultimately makes me feel like I'm being held back b/c I have to get 24 credits before I take my major. But my parents keep urging me to go to Poly b/c of the name and easy minor build ups along with all the accolades they 'claim' to have (4th for engineering really?) along with Rutgers having a horrible scene including their horrible teachers.</p>

<p>I really don't know. I really want to go to Rutgers for about 2 years and transfer, but my dad thinks its impossible. Quick breakdown and help guys?</p>

<p>Bummmmmmmmmmmp…</p>

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