HELP: Northwestern vs. U of Minnesota ***(1/4 of the price)***

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<p>Minnesota would cost me 55k, Northwestern would cost me 220k. My grandparents are paying half of the cost, so my family is able to afford Northwestern if I wanted to go.</p>

<p>I plan on doing biomedical engineering. </p>

<p>NU pros : better BME?, maybe a little better engineering overall, prestige, overall strength of school, co-op(supposed to bring in 50 to 80k), certificates for business/econ which I'm just as interested in as engineering (I probably will get an MBA eventually and work my way up a big company), nicer campus, similar students, easier to make friends because of smaller environment</p>

<p>NU cons: PRICE, 7 hour drive from home (but I just learned that I could ride a megabus home every weekend for 5 dollars, so this is not really an important factor)</p>

<p>MN pros: Inexpensive, good engineering, close to home (I want to come back to Minnesota after college, there are some very good companys in Minneapolis)</p>

<p>Cons: BME not as good, 50,000 people (worried about not having many friends), easy to get into (it would feel like all my high school work was a waste), not that great campus, not as many options for my interest in busineess/econ, didn't get into honors (would have made it a lot smaller environment)</p>

<p>Would going to Northwestern result in a better career than Minnesota if I try my hardest both? I want to have an advantage coming out of college over others</p>

<p>Any advice? I know either one would be OK. If I had to choose now I would choose Northwestern because thats why I worked my butt off for four years of high school. I feel I could have gotten into U of MN with 0 AP tests (I will have taken 13). Its still a good school though, so I dont know. </p>

<p>Also, I am still considering Wisconsin-Madison (90k) but I dont like the huge size and all the partying. I do think their BME is pretty good.</p>

<p>Any advice would be great!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>I consider NU one of the top schools in the world, and congratulations are certainly due to you - getting accepted to a school of this caliber is an accomplishment.</p>

<p>That being said, and as highly as I regard NU, I think you should go with the money. Although you will likely have a richer experience at NU, the difference in education will not be dramatic, and there is currenly very little evidence that the prestige of the college you attend equates to any benefit career wise (at least monetarily).</p>

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<p>Northwestern for sure
the network, the connection and the experience you will build/receive worth much more than the tuition you will be paying</p>