<p>Have you visited both, and do you have a preference (taking “prestige” off the table). If you like WashU better (for whatever reason), it is perfectly OK to go there. If you like Princeton, that is OK too.</p>
<p>But if your family is barely able to do the full-pay thing at Princeton, and you’d be giving up un-paid summer internships or semesters abroad, or something else you’d like to have because of that option, run the numbers here, and see what you think. <a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid;