<p>I live in NYC and I got into both NYU and BU but NYU is kind of on the expensive side while BU gave me a $26,000 scholarship. I don’t want to go away but at the same time I really want to experience living on a college campus. I’m just asking for opinions I’m definitely going to make my own decisions but I just want some insight. Thank you!</p>
<p>If staying near home is actually worth $26k a year, meaning over $100k for 4 years, then you would be placing a ridiculously high value on home cooking. I phrased it that way because this is a no brainer: no good school is worth that kind of money more than another good school unless a) money means nothing, b) you really need to be in a particular place, money no object or c) one school doesn’t have your program.</p>
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<p>With NYU, are you actually intending to live at home?</p>
<p>I assumed he meant home as in NYC, not actually home. $100+k to stay in NYC is …</p>