@ucbalumnus, I know my parents. They will just keep working hard, and keep saving money for me and my sister. Not that we ask or want them to, they will just do so without a second thought.
Will my sister’s college choices be limited because of a more expensive school I go??? I guess they want me to make current decision freely & purely on where I really want to attend. (But, how can it be possible for me to make the choice solely based on where I want to go?)
Your parents need to answer this question: If they pay for you to attend UVA, will they also be able to pay for your sister to attend UVA ( or a similar school) if she is accepted and wants to attend? If they say yes… then choose whichever school you want. If they hesitate to answer, tell you not to worry about etc… then choose Rutgers honors. It’s a fine school with a lot of opportunities and it will get you where you need to be.
If it is full price UVA vs Rutger Honors college at $13K then it is a no brainer if money is an issue.
If money is not an issue, it sounds like UVA is the way to go for your interests, but Rutgers is still a great choice.
@twogirls thanks.
One more thing to consider that might tilt towards Rutgers- when the time comes to apply for an internship, grad school or a job, you already have two “honors or awards” to report- the scholarship and the honors program. These are not small things, especially when you’re just starting out and don’t have a big resume or CV. There’s even a space for such things on LinkedIn.
Thanks, @bopper @3puppies @PBD
@PBD Do people really do that?? Put honors/awards of college admission on grad school resume? It’s like to use middle school President’s Awards on college application resume.
@jwkjwy What you said is more or less correct, except I think it would be minimally useful for grad school because they care about academia more, and for internships (at least your first) because when a company is hiring someone without experience, anything like that is usually helpful to vouch for a student’s general intelligence. Once you have a bit of experience, it’s usually scrapped from the resume - certainly by your first full-time job.