<p>Just found I got accepted to Washington University in St. Louis which I honestly applied to as my over-the-top-over-my-head college but I was accepted into the college of Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>However, I will not qualify for financial aid which leads me to the question of should I stay or should I go? I was accepted into the CAS for WUSTL and also the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin which is my state flagship. Should I pay for 10K tuition at UT Austin or go to WUSTL and pay 45K? UT Austin has SXSW and ACL, but I have lived in Texas for the majority of my life. And it would save my familiy a ton.</p>
<p>If you want to be a business major can you realistically transfer at WUSTL or are you basically limited to CAS? Because you should go where you can major in business if you want to be a business major.</p>
<p>Wustl is an amazing school, and I love St. Louis. I am from here, have visited, etc. I applied and after got rejected SO congratulations. I think if you’re tight for money, and if UT Austin’s program is very good (most state colleges do have strong courses), then that’s a way to go. However, if you’re really wanting that hardcore school, WUSTL is perfect. 
If you have any questions about what the campus is like, or about St. Louis’ atmosphere, I can tell you more!</p>
<p>That price is too high, I think. Do a semester abroad or as a visiting student.Try for OOS summer internships, maybe it will be easier in Tx, but you might get one.</p>
<p>Are your parents happy paying an additional $35K/year for essentially the same education? Ask them.</p>
<p>This is a family and personal issue that arises for many. Should perfectly good, often excellent State U be passed up for a private school that costs a lot more? For those who cannot come up with the difference in funds, and/or if doing so is a true financial hardship that could be detrimental to family financial future, the answer is pretty obvious to me. That defines “afford” and if you and family can’t afford it, you don’t do it.</p>
<p>If money is absolutely no object, you go where you want to go. If that is your situation, the question becomes how important that business major or certain business courses are for you. Say you want to become an accountant, if you can’t get those courses at Wash U, that might not be the choice for you, as you would have to come up with an addition venue to get the courses you would so need, pay more, go through more hoops and maybe get denied, spend more time. If it’s not that important and other things such as atmosphere, the students, the way the college is run are more dear to your heart, go to it with Wash U.</p>
<p>It’s usually not all that simple. It’s usually a situation where the funds could be eked out with pain and difficulty but with discipline, can be done without much or any permanent financial damage. In such cases, one truly has to weigh what the priorities are and what worth the extra price. No one but you and your parents can come up with all the factors to consider and make that final choice.</p>
<p>Here is your first business decision to make: is WUStL worth $140,000 (over four years) more than UT Austin?</p>
<p>LOL, Ucbalumnus. I have nephews who are Texas high school grads. One did stay in state for TX, the other decided, with his parents’ support that a private was worth $140K more. Two kids, two different choices in the very same family. But… they can afford the costs. This was a family decision, that the choice was there.</p>