Hi there,
I am a senior in high school and I am seemingly stuck between Florida State University and Indiana University. Both to me have their pros and cons. I would know people at both locations. Florida State would be cheaper for an out of state student, but is Indiana’s higher reputation worth the money. I have visited FSU and will be visiting IU in the next week. Looking for feedback and opinions of both schools.
Thanks
Can your family easily afford OOS tuition? OOS publics are honestly rarely worth paying the OOS price for. I wouldn’t pay OOS for either of those.
They can pay them. Not with complete comfort but yes they can
Is your own state university an option? Unless an out of state public offered a particular unique program or you would be attending as an athlete scholar, I agree with intparent.
Lacking most of the details, I am also inclined to agree with @intparent. While FSU and IU are both perfectly good schools, it would surprise me if either were worth the price for an OOS student. Between FSU and IU I would be inclined to decide based on how you feel about each school, how you feel about cold winters versus sweltering summers, the specific programs in your major, and price.
If you are seriously considering IU, then visiting in February is probably a good idea.
I would be uncomfortable having my parents sacrifice their comfort to pay out-of-state tuition for public schools.
Right now, people our age are planning and saving for retirement while paying for our children’s education.
Do you even know what their income or what their retirement plans can afford?
Academically and reputation-wise they are both about the same. I’d definitely say FSU unless you really liked IU more, and the extra money wouldn’t burden you or your parents.
With the right stats FSU is very affordable for OOS students - OOS waiver $18k COA - great choice if that applies. Agree that overall they rank similar enough. IU a fair amount better for business though, but not cheap for OOS even with merit.