Help me decide where I should go

Applying to College
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Hey
Well it’s end of April and I have to choose a college soon. I am really ambivalent about where to go. I would like your advice and help in making a right decision. Ok so far i reduced by options to 3.

  1. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  2. Rutgers University-Rutgers college
  3. University of Maryland-College Park.
    I keep changing my mind. I am basing my decision according to US news Rankings. Wisc is ranked at #32 and UMD is #56 and Rutgers as #57.I have no idea if rankings matter. I will pay $15,000 if i go to Rutgers but I would have to pay $30,000 for wisc or Maryland. May 1 is approaching and could u please give me suggestions. I would like to know what others think.<br>
    Thank You so much
    Madhu
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<p>Where do you live?</p>

<p>I am unfamiliar with UofW and only slightly familiar with College Park. Rutgers, so far as I know, is a very spread out sort of campus with shuttles running kids to classes. So if you have dreams of rolling out of bed and walking 3 minutes to class, that's not going to work there.
Some of my friends' kids go to Rutgers and they love it. Others transferred out. Football is big. </p>

<p>Wisconsin sounds cold. :) If it's your state school, go there. I don't see the point of paying out of state tuition for a lower ranked school.</p>