<p>renseelaer is giving me 32 grand in scholarships and grants and 10 grand in federal loans. because rpi costs about 57 grand a year i would have to pay 15 grand a year.
rutgers is giving me 14 grand a year. RU costs 25 grand so i would have to pay about 11 grand a year.
I know its a no brainer to choose rpi.. BUT i feel like rpi is such a great college because of its engineering program but I have been admitted to the business school =/
i hear that rutgers new brunswicks business school is pretty good school and difficult to get into and I have been admitted there..
I eventually want to go to law school. I am scared that rpi might be too rigorous for me and my gpa will be low.
ALSO a hugee concern for me is the rpi campus. i dont mind the girl to boy ratio (30 to 70) even though I am a girl. but.. i hear that it is a very depressing place to live with not much to do and all the students just play video games or study.. I am a very social person that likes to go out and party and have fun! and i know ru is a big party school but rpi wont offer that. help please!! i have until may 1st to choose =/</p>
<p>i hate that ru has a hugeeee campus with buses. i think thats VERY annoying. rpis campus is abs. gorgeous! but kind of boring. =/</p>
<p>You need to run your numbers here: [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Advanced Award Letter Comparison Tool](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid) There also are places where you can include some non-numeric information as well.</p>
<p>I don’t understand how you can have 10k in federal loans. The Stafford maximum for a freshman is only $5,500 is some of that a Perkins loan? Would you need to take on that level of loans each year? If so, you probably can’t afford RPI. 40k in loans would translate to roughly $460 each month in loan payments for ten long years. That is like a second car payment for a fancier car than you would normally buy!</p>
<p>Right now it looks like you prefer Rutgers, buses and all. It is OK to go there, especially if RPI isn’t as affordable for your family.</p>
<p>rpi will cost 4 grand more a year for me but its mainly an issue of rpi being a boring school and yeah its a great school but im goign there for business… its a tech school though =/</p>