<p>These are 3 schools that I am seriously considering. I did not receive FA from ND because I am an international student and applying for aid will hurt my chance. Grinnell offers me 25k scholarship but they kind of promise the full scholarship before the selection process and they offered 50k for past recipient of this scholarship. So I am still arguing with them and maybe I can get more money.
I don't plan to go to graduate school(I honestly don't want to spend more years in school and my family are unable to finance me) I want to work in the U.S. or other Western countries.
My family income is about 50k dollar after tax. That is not much but because the consumption in my country is not as high as in U.S. we can save a lot. My family are willing to pay for my 4 years in U.S. </p>
<p>So what's your suggestion?</p>
<p>Please someone help me</p>
<p>I think it really depends on what sort of college experience you’re looking for and what you’re planning on studying. I don’t know a lot about Grinnell (though I think you should definitely look into it more, especially considering the scholarship they are offering!), but one of my best friends from high school went to Haverford and she loved it. However, her experience was much different from my college experience at Notre Dame. </p>
<p>Haverford is a small LAC, somewhat quirky, more liberal, and more integrated into a larger community of schools where you can also take classes (Swarthmore and Bryn Mawr) and from what I hear, a fair number of students take advantage of that program. Notre Dame is a larger school (but still not huge), more moderate politically, with a noticeable Catholic presence and much more of an emphasis on sports and school tradition, which I think adds to the sense of community on campus, which I loved, but may not be for everyone. You can also take classes at St. Mary’s, but very few ND students do. At ND there is much more of an emphasis on your dorm community and most students live in the same dorm for all 4 years. Haverford has more options for on campus housing with apartments and such. Both schools have beautiful campuses, are excellent academically and have good study abroad programs. You would probably have more options for research at ND, which is good if you’re considering majoring in science or engineering. On the other hand, you’d probably have smaller classes at Haverford depending on your major (some majors at ND also typically have very small class sizes), which might be better for studying a foreign language. Having attended Notre Dame, I would highly recommend it and would choose to attend it all over again given the chance, but it really comes down to what is right for you. All 3 schools will give you a good education, but are very different from one another.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>ND is great, but without financial aid you could be looking at over $200,000 of debt when you graduate. Not really the ideal situation when you questioning graduate school over the finances. Im not sure what your financial package is like for haverford but if i were in your shoes i’d go to a school i know i would love and be successful in while still being able to afford the tuition. You could have the time of your life while in college, but you have to think about life after college and how debt could affect you</p>
<p>I believe the OP said that her family is willing to pay for 4 years of school, so it doesn’t sound like she’ll have to deal with debt either way…</p>
<p>I won’t be in debt but the money is still a huge burden of my family. They told me not to consider money when deciding which school to attend. However, I really can’t…</p>