Any advice for a high school senior admitted in the Honors Psychology Programs at Colorado State University and Colorado University- Boulder? How is social life? OOS and ready for a change, but having a hard time deciding. Is one school better at preparing or giving more chances for a master and ultimately a PhD?
As for prep, you’ll be fine at either. It will be about your GPA and accomplishments more than the school name on your diploma.
The experience will be different though, mainly because Fort Collins and Boulder are different. CU is way closer to skiing and big city things, but Fort Collins is a very cool, quaint western town.
Have you visited?
Are you from a WICHE state? If so, I’d guess CSU is significantly cheaper.
Congrats! No wrong choice!
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I’ll just echo eyemgh’s advice:
What’s the cost for you of each school? and
You gotta visit; Boulder and Ft Collins are two very, very different towns.
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From Massachusetts, but due to merit scholarship, price is pretty similar, CSU a bit cheaper. I visited both towns and LOVED Fort Collins, the western feel and the people, but I can see Boulder’s appeal with the mountains closer and the school ranking is higher…
Like I said, it’s only about intangibles. If you loved Ft. Collins, that’s where I’d go. Ranking really means nothing. My son applied to CSU, but not CU, because he liked the school better, even though CU is ranked way higher for engineering. He ended up somewhere else, but the point is, it’s about what speaks to you, not some specious list based on data that has nothing to do with the student experience or outcomes. Make the best of your opportunities and you’ll be fine.
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