<p>Somebody please help ??? I have 2 options basically even though I got accepted to RPI as well a friend of my uncles has a bachelors in mechancical engineering degree and a masters in enviormental engineering and he advised me if I want to work in NYC or in the surrounding area go with NYU Poly even though RPI is ranked better. The first option is to go to NYU Poly now and spend 3 1/2 years there and graduate with mechancal engineering degree with $77,000 in debt . I've talked to my assgined admissions counselor and shes like telling me to transfer now because the longer i stay at a outside institution I will risk loosing more credit which I think is not true. The reason why I think its not true is because my second option is to stay where im at now for 1 more year and get an associates degree in engineering science which i compared to the mechancial engineering degree, and the first two years are identical therefore, this route would save me 1 year of time at NYU Poly and it would take me 2 1/2 years instead. In addition I feel like my assigned admissions counsleor and other ones I talked are really just trying to sell me on the pitch that coming to NYU Poly now is the best option in which im not dumb and I know at the end of day most admissions counslors dont look out for the best option for the student because its a business and there sole purpose is to get you to come no matter what. Please let me know what you guys think of all of this? and give me your opinions on what you would do ? because I really want to go to NYU Poly thats my goal no matter what. Whether I enter in the fall or get my associates first. I have family in the city as well and live outside the city and this is the school that I believe will help me out the most in landing an engineering job in the surrounding area and develop me in becoming a good engineer. Thanks for your time and effort.</p>
<p>This is what I say (in general) when it comes to how much debt to accumulate for college.</p>
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<li>Research on the supply/demand of your major</li>
<li>Make sure the school has decent rankings</li>
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<p>If you area-of-interest historically has more job opportunities than what schools can produce, I don’t see the need to go into a lot of debt because you won’t really have to compete.</p>