Purdue vs. Emerson

<p>Alright, this might be a little lengthy so bear with me.</p>

<p>I'm technically currently a student at NYU in their Communicative Sciences and Disorders program. After a bit of searching I saw online that NYU's program is not rated nearly as high as my two safety schools I applied to as a senior (Emerson College and Northeastern). Pair that with NYU being completely unaffordable and overpriced, I decided to looking into transferring.</p>

<p>I applied and was accepted to Purdue University's Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences: pre-research program and Emerson College's Communication Disorders program. Now, Purdue is rated 3rd and Emerson 30th, which are mother much better than NYU at 87th. I'm having a bit of difficulty picking schools. I've visited Emerson and really like that it's in the heart of Boston, giving me a plethora of art and internship opportunities. Purdue has all the sports I'd like to play and although not in a major city is very close Chicago and Indianapolis. Basically, I'm pretty sure I'd be happy at both places, but simply don't know where to choose, or if I should just try to pay for NYU. Also, Purdue is roughly 10k cheaper than Emerson, and I received no financial aid or scholarship money. </p>

<p>Any advice, transfers, regular students, whatever, from both schools would be great. And if anybody had any info about the programs or majors, that'd be awesome as well.</p>

<p>I’m going to Emerson, so I may be biased. However, it sounds like Purdue is more affordable and has the better program for you. You should ask yourself if there is anything that is holding you back from transferring there - because Emerson sounds like it may be too expensive to be worth it.</p>

<p>I think Emerson’s amazing, though. I get why you’re frustrated. If Purdue makes logical and fiscal sense - but it isn’t where your heart lies - then drop it and go to Emerson.</p>