there's no way I will ever be able to decide

Applying to College
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<p>applied to 9, got into 8 (still waiting on one but...)..
I'm listing the biggest pro and con of each</p>

<p>1 - northeastern
pro - my top choice I'm pretty sure, good city, co-op, etc
con - by far the most expensive (got 11k scholarship so its still like 30k a year total), I would just major in something kind of random then go to grad school</p>

<p>2 - SUNY U@Buffalo
pro - got almost a full ride would be paying like 8K at the most probably TOTAL, good major
con - doesnt seem well known/prestigious enough, buffalo doesnt seem big enough/ as "cosmopolitan" as I would like, too many in state kids</p>

<p>3 - UMD college park
pro - good price because I'm in state
con - college park is blah, too close to home (somewhat)</p>

<p>4 - philadelphia U
pro - average price, like it because its small and private, in a big city
con - not well known/prestigious at all, would have to go for 5 years then grad school probably</p>

<p>5 - nyit
pro - average price, would only go if I went to the manhattan campus which would be amazing
con - would definitely switch majors, really not prestigious, kind of a commuter school (which I really dont want), just kind of meh</p>

<p>6 - umass
pro - average price again, seems like good college town, 5 college consort., good major
con - too many in state students, not as prestigious as MD</p>

<p>others would be rutgers which is not too interesting/should just go to MD I think... and the other is UMN which is soo far away and probably too expensive (the last is wisconsin-madison but I havent gotten in yet, and same boat as MN)</p>

<p>idk what do you guys think? go for the cheapest ones because $$$ is a really big factor and I don't want too many loans?</p>

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<p>Did you apply for financial aid at Northeastern? Is the 11K financial aid, or merit? If you haven't applied for financial aid (and still can), by all means try that and see how that turns out. I would go for Northeastern, it's clearly the most prestigious and well known on the list. But if money is an issue, it simply isn't worth it to be in huge debt when you leave.</p>

<p>Other than that, if you get into Rutgers or Wisconsin, I'd say, absent financial issues, those would be the best as far as prestige/etc.</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>UMCP cause from the ones u applied to it would def be the best in terms of education and its cheap for u since ur instate, and its like 15 min from DC which is freaking awsome(hoping to get into UMCP myself, what where ur stats and which school did u apply to by the way),</p>

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<p>rutgers isnt that prestigious and neither is UW, UMCP would be far better</p>

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<p>11K is merit.. still waiting on aid</p>

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<p>Yea, totally glazed over that UMCP... That seems pretty good too.</p>

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<p>oh and for MD I applied priority.. had 1310 sat, 29 ACT, 3.9 gpa, applied to agriculture and natural resources</p>

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<p>Don't forget that at Northeastern, you earn money during your internships and don't pay tuition then either.</p>

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<p>I think with this many doable choices, it would be easier initially to eliminate a couple instead of choosing "the one". You have some with similar pros and cons. Compare those, decide which of those two or three would be better and get rid of the other. You've already done that for Rutgers/MD. Now do it for maybe two others leaving only 3-4 on the table. Then, you have to look at the tradeoff of such things as not having your major versus good location. How would those things impact undergrad (keep in mind many people change their original major anyway). Which one tradeoff would impact your undergrad years the most negatively. At that point, you can begin to look at the question of which one is best? Remember, if you take a college out of consideration but they come back with some outstanding offer, suddenly add your major, etc, it can always be readded. It just helps at this point to minimize the choices some.</p>

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<p>If you are definately planning to go to grad school then go to the less expensive choice. Save your money for grad school and that will be where your degree is from. Once you go no one will ask where did you go for undergrad. Why have all the debt?</p>

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<p>Personally, I'd bag U Buffalo and U Mass for sure.</p>

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<p>Rutgers and UMCP are equal in terms of academics, social scene, and sports.</p>

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<p>weenie - why?</p>

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<p>i wouldnt say northeastern is any more prestigious than most of those.</p>

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<p>Wisconsin is the best of the bunch, but if money's an issue, I wouldn't go (the same applies to N'eastern.) UMD seems to be your best bet.</p>

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<p>ajr: I just don't like either one of them, and I frankly don't think they are worth more money than your better instate option of UMD. If you can make Northeastern work financially, I think that is clearly your top choice. A big BUT here: If you can't make it work financially, think long and hard about your ability to pay for grad school!</p>

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<p>Food for thought .. enjoy your first two years at Buffalo (for free) and then transfer to one of the others. You could save a bunch. If you do well, GPA-wise, in Buffalo, you will have a good chance to Wisconsin even if you don't get in as freshman now.</p>

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<p>Im from Buffalo and if you want to go to med-school after college I would suggest UB</p>

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<p>I'd say Maryland or UMass</p>