Skidmore vs Penn State

Greetings everyone,

I just got accepted by Skidmore and it’s one of my two safety schools. The other one is Penn State. Since they’re the only offers I have now, I kinda want to compare them. What are some pros and cons of these two schools? I mean obviously they are essentially pretty different since one is a small private LAC and the other one is a huge public university with the biggest alumni network.

I appreciate any comments. Thank you!

What are your dream schools? Did you get into Schreyer? Are both similarly priced (net price not sticker price)?

@MYOS1634 I don’t really have any so-called dream schools. My top RD schools are JHU, Northwestern, Wustl, and Middlebury, Vassar, and Wesleyan.

I don’t think I got into Schreyer. I applied to DUS at University Park.

Only sticker price matters to me cuz I’m international and I don’t apply for financial aid (it decreases my chance significantly). So Skidmore is about 15k more than Penn State I think.

Schreyer decisions were yesterday: check. If you did, it’d change things.
Can you afford either one or would you take on loans?
What are your goals, or ideal college…?