<p>I've already posted this on the Georgia Tech forum, but I want to see what y'all say. I am trying to decide between these two universities. I'm going into Mechanical Engineering and have been accepted to both. I really want to go to Georgia Tech. I visited campus and loved everything about it--in addition to the reputation, job opportunities, and academics of its engineering, of course. Mississippi State is my state engineering school. I visited just last week and, while the campus was nice, it didn't really impress me (also the fact that its not on nearly the same tier as GT). Here's my dilemma: COST. Mississippi State will be almost a free ride for me because it is in-state, but I don't like it near as much as GT. Georgia Tech will cost me a lot more money, but I would much rather go there for engineering, and I've been set to go there for 4 years. </p>
<p>I have a plan to pay for Georgia Tech which will end up costing me about $60,000 in loans. However, while I'm in school, I factored in 1-2 years of co-op and a part-time job to raise money to help pay off loans while I'm still in school, allowing me to only have about $24,000 in loans (interest and everything) to pay off after graduating. I know plans could change, but assuming the plan doesn't fluctuate too much, is it reasonable to go to Georgia Tech?</p>