Ok so small confession, when I wrote this post I hadn’t actually been accepted to NYU, but I had expected to be with similar financial aid. Since then I have been accepted but got more financial aid than expected (YAY!!!), but this makes my decision even more complicated. All in all, I would have to pay Case Western $29600 in loans and out of pocket, RPI 28500 in loans and out of pocket, and NYU 17750 in loans and out of pocket. I visited NYU today and liked it a lot but my mom isn’t too keen on city living. I could convince her to let me go without much trouble. So with all of that in consideration, I still have no idea where to go. I have not visited Case Western yet (I’m visiting the 23rd). RPI and NYU have very different campus living styles and I’m not sure which I would enjoy more. I love the idea of a big city with lots of activities and fast-paced living, but I’m worried I might not get as much of a “college experience” as the small-town campus-y RPI life. Although I haven’t seen Case Western yet, I get the feeling that the lifestyle falls kind of in the middle of the two. Any advice or personal experiences to share?