<p>I can either go to Berkeley or Arizona State for my engineering undergrad. Berkeley offers the third best engineering school in the country while Arizona State is... well... Arizona State. I have been offered $22,000 in scholarships and grants to Berkeley but the total cost is around $54,000 a year according to the website. For ASU I have been offered $15,000 with a total cost of $23,000 a year. Of coarse these costs including everything from tuition, room and board, fees, food, travel, etc. Due to personal issues my parents cannot really contribute money and I have some savings bonds but not much. Would it be worth it for someone in my situation to choose Berkeley. I do plan on attending a grad school like Berkeley after I get my bachelors in mechanical engineering no matter where I go.</p>
<p>hmmmm cal vs. arizona state…especially in engineering…such a tough call…</p>
<p>but seriously, I don’t know why after 22k in scholarships berkeley still comes out as 54k to you. If it’s that much of a difference go to AS. But it should be about 21k after scholarships which for an out of stater is a bargain. Gogogo</p>
<p>The 54k is the total cost without me taking out my scholarship as is the 23k for ASU. So it’s really around 30k and 8k if their estimates are accurate.</p>
<p>if you don’t go bankrupt before you get a job, i’d go to berkeley.
& if you don’t have the money to go to berkeley, then you don’t really have a say in the matter to be honest.</p>
<p>the answer is straight up berkeley engineering no question about that. and yes, it’s a good idea for you to come here. the real question is whether you literally CAN go to berkeley (pay the bills needed to get the diploma)</p>
<p>So if I understand it correctly, net cost after non-loan financial aid is:</p>
<p>Berkeley: $54k - $22k = $32k per year, or $128k for four years
Arizona State: $23k - $15k = $8k per year, or $32k for four years</p>
<p>I.e. difference of $96,000 over four years. Correct?</p>
<p>Berkeley mechanical engineering graduates who got jobs after 2010 graduation averaged $62,863 per year in pay, according to the [career</a> survey](<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MechEngr.stm]career”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MechEngr.stm).</p>
<p>Yes that is correct. I am currently applying to as many other scholarships as I can but probably won’t know if I win them until after I have to make my decision.</p>
<p>Remember that loans are always a useful resource.</p>
<p>ok, $98K difference to either go to berkeley or arizona state… this one seems easier than my dilemma… i would go $98K poorer to go to berkeley on this one…</p>
<p>also, new this schyr… 1 year ms program for engg graduates… 16 majors to choose fr… it was mentioned on our rohp…</p>
<p>I was thinking of doing AFROTC starting my second year. How much of my costs do you think that would cost?</p>
<p>*how much of my cost do you think that would reduce.</p>
<p>54k 
? Are you an out of state student?</p>
<p>yeah I live in Arizona, that’s why ASU is my fall back</p>