Making my Official College Decision

College Search & Selection
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<p>I applied to a variety of schools, so I'll just list the contenders. I applied to all of these schools as an economics major (and in some cases, math minor)</p>

<p>Bowdoin - waitlisted, don't expect to get in because they aren't need-blind for waitlist candidates
Hamilton - accepted, paid deposit
Holy Cross - Accepted
NYU - Accepted
University of Rochester - Accepted
Franklin & Marshall - Accepted </p>

<p>With the exception of NYU, all of those schools are small, very flexible in terms of academics and known for the economics/poli sci programs. </p>

<p>Hamilton - I was offered a package of 45k, my parents would have to pay 9k, i would have 3k loan - Overall, great offer for such a great school</p>

<p>Holy Cross - 47k (about 7k in loans, parents pay the rest)</p>

<p>URoc - 48k (i'd go into 8k in loans) parents will pay the rest</p>

<p>Franklin and Marshall - 50K, I was accepted as a Gray scholar and got a grant and work study that added up to 50k, so my parents would only have to pay 4500.</p>

<p>NYU - we would have to pay abut 22k for the year, which is not ideal, but manageable.</p>

<p>I eliminated all SUNYs I was accepted to because they literally just told us to take out a loan at full cost lol. </p>

<p>I have wonderful options, and all with very generous amounts of aid and am leaning towards Hamilton (I already paid the deposit) </p>

<p>So i guess my real question is which school would you choose given the financial situations at each? And for graduation, which would be better for job opportunities? I know I want to work a little before going to grad school (law school - eventually) and what not. Any ideas/perspectives will help a lot as the May 1/May 2 deadlines approach</p>

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<p>Congratulations - You’ve gotten one of the bargains of the year on CC! I think I’d jump on it before the Hamilton aid office discovers its math error! :)</p>

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<p>Congrats! Like gadad says, Hamilton sounds like a deal! Save the money for law school. And use that career center and alumni network to find internships and jobs that lead to employment after you graduate.</p>

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<p>Hamilton looks really good! My vote would be to go there and save your money as well. But if you want more confirmation that that is the best way to go, run all of your offers through this: [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Award Letter Comparison Tool](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Award Letter Requirements - Finaid)</p>

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<p>Hamilton, hands down. Congratulations!</p>

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<p>go Hamilton!</p>

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<p>Hamilton is the clear winner. My only complaint about the school is its upstate NY location in the snowbelt but with that financial package I would suck it up!</p>