Rutgers Newark vs NJIT Biology

I am extremely stressed about guiding my daughter to the right decision. She is accepted into NJIT honors college with free out of state tuition and over 9k towards dorm. She is still waiting to here from both Rutgers Newark and New Brunswick. How likely is it that those merit packages will be similar? Which place is best to choose if they are? She does want big city life, if that helps.

Take a deep breath, and stop worrying about this for now. Wait until the aid packages are in, then crunch the numbers. Visit any of the affordable ones, then decide.