NU or USC (half tuition) or Duke?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>So i got half tuition to USC as a NMF and at NU or Duke i would pay full tuition. money is a factor but it does not have to be the deciding factor. I am really unsure of what i want to major in but i am interested in film, writing, animation, plus political science or psychology, i would also want to take business-type classes as well. i am very undecided. i got into the Northwestern College of Communications and was invited to be a Communications Century Scholar there. At Duke and USC i was accepted to their arts and sciences schools, rejected from the USC film school (prob because i dont have much experience)...</p>

<p>i want to take all factors into account. i loved all the schools campuses and people. i love the weather most in LA, then Duke, and dread the Chicago winters, but dont want that to prevent me from picking the right school if its NU. </p>

<p>what is your advice??</p>

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<p>Overall, Duke is Northwestern’s equal academically but not in the fields of comm/film/animation. Being an NU Communications Century Scholar will carry incredible opportunities - hard to turn down. If you had been accepted to the film school at USC on 1/2 scholarship I’d consider the offer unbeatable. But you’ll be locked out of a lot of programs as a student in Arts and Science there. USC is also a very big place with 16,000+ undergrads. You’ll get attention heaped on you at Comm at Northwestern with endless more possibilities. </p>

<p>Take the Communications Century Scholarship at Northwestern and buy a down jacket.</p>

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<p>All things being equal, I would go to Northwestern, but if you can save that much money, USC is not a bad option at all. I would choose SC</p>