Hi, I live in Florida and qualify for the full ride bright futures scholarship to any public university instate but all of my dream schools are based in Illinois, Washington, New York, etc. So my question is, would it be better to stay instate and go to a college that’s not so prestigious for my major or go out of state to a well known college but have to take out student loans. I’m thinking of getting my masters as well in the future and I want to go into Human Computer Interaction/Computer Science/UX/Information Technology if that’s any help. Thank you 
@citylife07 Take advantage of the full ride in state and save your money/loans for grad school. UF, FSU, UCF, and USF are good choices. If you prefer a smaller public LAC, New College of Florida in Sarasota and Harriet Wilkes Honors College in Jupiter may fit the bill. There are many out there who would love to have your FL options.
Florida has very strong in-state public universities. Looking at this from 1,000 miles away, UF has a very strong reputation.
It is common for students to under-appreciate their in-state options, and over-estimate the out of state schools. I know someone from Massachusetts whose daughter thought UVM was a lot better than U.Mass Amherst, and I also know someone from Vermont whose daughter thought that U.Mass Amherst was a lot better than UVM. The reality is of course that both are great universities, as are UF and some of the other public universities in Florida.
I agree with @onthewestfence. There is nothing that they are going to teach an undergraduate at a university in Illinois or Washington that you could not also learn at UF. Save your money and get a great bachelor’s degree in Florida. Then think about whether you want to go out of state for a master’s degree. When you get to graduate school the strength of the individual program in your specific major will matter a lot more.
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Since it seems that money is limited and debt is in the question, free seems like the more obvious choice.
It’s a no-brainer. Take the scholarship and run
No “college experience” or “dream college” is worth tens of thousands in debt.
Let’s put it this way - attending a “dream school” won’t help you if you’re not dreaming because you are lying awake thinking about your huge student debt.
Agree with the above…if you can avoid student loans and debt, you will be in a much better place.
I work in HCI/UX. The majority of folks who work in this field (on the research side, at least) have graduate degrees, and at that level what’s really going to matter is where you went to graduate school.
That said, though, many universities in Florida can give you a really strong foundation for work in UX/HCI and for graduate study in the field, so I see no reason to take on a lot of debt for this.
@juillet thank you for your response! if you don’t mind me asking do you think an undergrad in computer science would be a strong enough base for a graduate degree in hci later on? i was thinking of maybe doing my undergrad at ucf because i get guaranteed admission with their 10 knights program and i heard theyre #1 in north america in a worldwide coding contest but im not sure if ucf is as credible as other schools…
Take the free deal. This will help you more than you can imagine.
If the free deal is UCF+ Burnett honors college, take the free deal. 
Email the Honors college and ask if there are domestic or Foreign exchange programs to universities especially reknown for CS.
If you feel like it, apply to a few reaches so you have no regrets but it’ll be hard to beat the free deal + top U/Honors college.
(Make sure that you live on campus in Honors dorm to have the full experience and interact with peers, even if your hose is 15mn away).
A full ride is nothing to pass over. “Dream” schools will still be there for graduate work, but you will not rack up nearly as much debt. Education is an investment and it is important to think long-term. In the long run, less debt will be more beneficial than a “dream” school for undergrad.
@citylife07 - Yes, lots of people in HCI have a computer science undergrad degree. It’s one of the most common undergraduate majors for HCI folks, especially if you want to be more on the design side. But also take lots of psychology classes (and consider minoring in it).
UCF is a great school. My cousin just transferred there and she loves it.