NU/Rice/P-ton vs Full ride at UMN honors

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a full pay child, and I am in a dilemma here..</p>

<p>I was accepted at Northwestern, Rice, Princeton and waitlisted at Harvard. Would it be worth it to attend any of them?</p>

<p>My family <em>CAN</em> afford $50,000 a year, but it would still be a large burden. Should I take the money and run? or should I go with UMN and have all of my money for graduate school?</p>

<p>I will most likely be going pre-med..but I'm not really sure (VERY conflicted at this point..heh)</p>

<p>One more thing: I like NU more than I like Princeton, which is very unusual for someone on CC I suppose...I just don't think I would fit in at Princeton</p>

<p>Thanks everyone</p>

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<p>What do you mean by burden? Are they planning to take money out of their retirement accounts?</p>

<p>How do your parents feel about it?</p>

<p>As for Princeton vs NU, why even consider Princeton if you don’t like it?</p>

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<p>A full ride is tough to turn down. Did you try calling NU/Rice/Pton financial aid offices to see if there is anything more they can offer? </p>

<p>If they don’t pull thru, I would work on getting top grades at UMN and saving the money for grad school. </p>

<p>If you or your family has to borrow a large sum of money, it’s not worth it, IMO.</p>

<p>I understand you worked hard in high school to get accepted to great colleges. Getting a full ride at a great public honors college is a fantastic reward, and a blessing, given the current economy.</p>

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<p>Because of Princeton’s reputation/prestige, duh. :D</p>

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<p>My parents don’t share our financial situation with me, but looking at our FAFSA EFC, we will not get any more aid, even in our wildest dreams.</p>

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<p>I think Minnesota is a great place and if you kick butt in the honors college there is not a med school in the country that won’t seriously consider your application.</p>