<p>A2 makes a great plug-- I know many, many, many brilliant CUNY grad. CUNY could also provide a more textured cultural experience-- the CUNY grads I know didn’t know about fancy colleges or couldn’t afford any better, and had to support themselves through school by working.</p>
<p>In my opinion:</p>
<p>You can get a good education anywhere during your college years, if that’s something you want for yourself. You could probably even go to a community college and find some good friends, some good professors, some hard classes, and some intense internships. It wouldn’t be a stellar education, but I don’t think it would suck as much as some CCs would have you believe. Mostly it would be your pride that would suffer.</p>
<p>You can also get yourself into a ton of debt over the next four years. But that’s something you don’t want for yourself. Don’t go to UChicago if you can’t pay for it. Debt is not easy to get out of. My mother didn’t finish paying off her college debt for like, ten years, and she tells me it was the hardest thing she’s ever done. Go somewhere else, somewhere affordable, and if it sucks then transfer out and make sure you have more options next time. You didn’t screw yourself over. You just have a tough choice.</p>
<p>Most schools are still playing catchup with all the great people who have graduated from CUNY. And that includes many ranked in the top 20. Save your money for the year, take classes, do WELL and then transfer if you want to. It might even grow on you.</p>
<p>Your right because CUNY is such a good school…I mean wow, I bet Uchicago students are jealous of kids who go there…</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure some of the UChicago grads saddled with thousands of dollars in debt will be jealous of the CUNY grads with no debt. If UChicago was free for OP, I don’t think there would be such a thread.</p>
<p>not worth the investment? forbes would disagree,</p>
<p>[How</a> to Choose a College - Forbes.com](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0519/030.html]How”>http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0519/030.html)</p>
<p>UChicago is by far the most intellectual school that exists in the nation. Its not for everyone. If you do get through this work horse of a machine, you would definitely be prepared to face the real world.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why you wouldn’t dream to go to UChicago. Many others do and they would gawk at you and many others would quite literally die for a chance to go to UChicago. lol</p>