<p>Got into NYU and Dartmouth. Dartmouth is double the cost of NYU (got a scholarship at NYU). Is the $100,000 loan worth an Ivy education, or no?</p>
<p>In my opinion, no. A lot of it depends on your intended major though.</p>
<p>At schools of this caliber, education is mostly what you make it. $100,000 is too much, IMHO.</p>
<p>I agree that it depends on your major if you are going with the intent of becoming a lawyer or doctor then hey that 100K might be possible for you to pay back easily, but you are going for humanities then it might not be the wisest decision to pick Dartmouth.</p>
<p>If your going down the Eco/Business road, You should choose NYU. Its cheaper and Stern is one of the best. If your doing Government, on the other hand, Its better to stick with ivies. Either way, you cant go wrong.</p>
<p>Well, I’d be doing government, but $100,000 seems like a lot.</p>
<p>ya, i’d be doing government or something along those lines. Would that make the 100 grand worthwhile?</p>
<p>100k seems like way too much, for any school.</p>
<p>i disagree. dartmouth will open alot of doors. i think its worth the extra$$$</p>
<p>i disagree, and don’t see your logic sharifpasha (besides dartmouth being an ivy…). 100k isn’t worth it. NYU Stern (NYU in general really) will open many doors as well, and you won’t be graduating with 100k in debt.</p>
<p>that is WAY too much.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is so different from NYU.</p>
<p>I hope you were able to visit both, because it would be immediately clear to you which one you should pick.</p>
<p>Also, if Dartmouth is charging you 100k more, that means that they saw that you could afford it (because we have amazing finaid). The Dartmouth government department is quite spectacular, but it absolutely wouldn’t be worth it unless you were going to enjoy yourself in this environment. I know it is down to the wire, but try and visit both if you can. If you haven’t visited Dartmouth yet, I would put a deposit down for both schools and then you can buy yourself another month to decide. (I think Dartmouth has no deposit, anyways).</p>
<p>“Also, if Dartmouth is charging you 100k more, that means that they saw that you could afford it (because we have amazing finaid). The Dartmouth government department is quite spectacular…”</p>
<p>My guess is they are generally good but have some policies that leave some people who really do have need to to slip through the cracks… like people whose families have had business losses (Dartmouth just adds losses back to income, even though the money is not there).</p>
<p>I believe if you double deposit, colleges will rescind their offers if they found out. </p>
<p>Government jobs are generally easier than privates’. Most only required only a 3.0 GPA or even 2.5 GPA. Private employers especially big companies generally have higher standards and multiple interviews. I do not think Dartmouth is worth the extra money.</p>
<p>“I believe if you double deposit, colleges will rescind their offers if they found out.”</p>
<p>Good warning; which schools have you seen do this?</p>
<p>not every school does, but most do.</p>
<p>[How</a> to Survive Getting Into College … - Google Book Search](<a href=“How to Survive Getting Into College: By Hundreds of Students Who Did - Google Books”>How to Survive Getting Into College: By Hundreds of Students Who Did - Google Books)
[Application</a> Ethics](<a href=“Higher Education Professionals | College Board”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board)
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/us/20deposit.html?_r=1[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/us/20deposit.html?_r=1</a> <– Almost did
[NorthJersey.com:</a> In hard times, financial aid has degree of wiggle room](<a href=“http://www.northjersey.com/education/collegebound/42838402.html]NorthJersey.com:”>http://www.northjersey.com/education/collegebound/42838402.html)</p>
<p>NYU will be the best choice. 100,000 in this economic time = too too too much !
and btw NYU is a great school so why not ?</p>
<p>“not every school does, but most do”</p>
<p>Thanks, but there’s no documented case in those links.</p>
<p>Can anyone point to a specific case of rescinding due to multiple deposits?</p>
<p>I suspect that colleges include this issue in their yield forecasts; they know the percentage from years past.</p>
<p>In the meantime I have learned of a case of double-deposit rescinding, but not where it occurred. </p>
<p>Beware!</p>
<p>I have known people who have done it, and didn’t get caught. But I was always just assuming that you were allowed to… I don’t think they realized it either, and none of them got caught.</p>
<p>BUT- If there’s a chance you will get rescinded… then don’t.</p>
<p>If you want, call up Dartmouth admissions and ask what to do if you feel you need more time to decide. Ask if you can put a deposit in at both. You might have to tell them something like that you plan on visiting one or both campuses to help you decide. They might give you another date in the future which is the <em>final</em> date in which you have to decide. Who knows, but it couldn’t hurt!</p>
<p>Also try and appeal financial aid. You never know!</p>
<p>hmm i couldnt find any documented cases on Google (at least on the first page).</p>
<p>but here’s from college confidential themselves.
[rescind</a> - Ask The Dean](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/index.php?s=rescind]rescind”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/index.php?s=rescind)</p>
<p>It’s probably better to ask for an extension than double deposit.</p>
<p>the collegeboard link i had DID say it is unethical. I believe when you send in a deposit, you also have to hand in a slip that requires your signature and that says you would not be attending or depositing for another institution.</p>