<p>What do you guys think? In the long run, would it be better to
1. Go to University of Arizona Honors College (for EE) without having to take out any loans, and then go to UCLA (or another U) for graduate school, or
2. Go to UCLA and pile up $15,000 a year in loans?</p>
<p>if you have absolute plans on going to grad school then i might just hold off on ucla for undergrad. i was in the same situation as yourself. my dad is a resident in az and i had to choose one over the other. i ended up going to ucla mainly for social reasons and i am still happy with my decision. both schools will allow you to go to grad school. you should really ask yourself what is most important to you.</p>
<p>I'm curious, what do you mean by "social reasons"?</p>
<p>Arizona is a fine school, and rising in the ranks in value in terms of getting a degree. However, UCLA has a lot of strong programs, so I'd say come down to UCLA depending on your major/area of study (which you could please mention?).</p>
<p>University of Arizona is a pretty good school (from what I've heard). You should really look into whether U OF A or UCLA offers what you are interested in. Oh yeah, the loan issue. For me, I didn't get any scholarships or grants. Luckily, UCLA said I can take out $23,290 in loans. LOL Full sticker price.</p>
<p>I actually like the idea of going to U of A, because no one wants to pay an extra $60,000 if they can get out of it. After that, once you break into the job market, your education will take a backseat to your work experience.</p>
<p>But there's the issue of which college you'd really WANT to go to. Outside of financial and academic reasons, it comes down to that.</p>
<p>well, i knew more people that were going to school in so cal and plus going to ucla meant living in la which i think is much more fun than living in tuscon, but that could be a matter of an opinion. your college memories are going to be with you until the day you die. some of the friends you meet may even be lifelong friends. try not to be so concerned with the finances as much because you will not be the only one taking out loans. more people i know took out loans than those that didnt for college. </p>
<p>also, if youre trying to get a job right out of school i think you would have much better luck graduating from ucla. especially in the business field, we have all the top recruiters coming to our campus.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your opinions. We're looking into electrical engineering (EE) and still haven't made a final decision. I know finances isn't everything, but it just seems like it would take YEARS (I wonder how many...???) to pay off the loans afterwards.</p>