<p>I got into the honors program at NYU along with a $25,000 scholarship that will allow me to go there for $25,000 per year. It has internships and seems to be home to people along the lines of creative/intellectual, and I'm like that, so I could fit there, I guess. On the other hand, it doesn't have a campus, and, I don't know, I'm worried it might not have that whole college feel. No hanging out on the quad, etc, etc.</p>
<p>I also got into the honors program at UIUC along with a $10,000 scholarship that will allow me to go there for $15,000 per year. It has a huge frat/sorority scene, which I'm not a fan of. Then again, it's pretty big, so there are going to be groups I'll fit into, I figure. It has a campus, though not a particularly attractive one.</p>
<p>I keep switching back and forth between these two. Sometimes I think that I can't pass up NYU, especially on scholarship, but then I think that I'll be missing out on the college experience with such an independent student body and I'll hate the city. But my parents went to U of I and Ive sort of been working like crazy throughout high school to do better than them, and UIUC is where I would have ended up even if I hadnt worked hard. </p>
<p>I also got into some higher-ranked schools (Dartmouth, Duke, U Chicago, Northwestern) but I can't afford them. And I got into University of Alabama on full scholarship, but I think it might be more valuable to get an undergraduate degree that is more impressive to an employer.</p>
<p>Dude I’d do the Bama full scholar thing. No student debt afterwards? Are you kidding me? from some of the schools that you mentioned, seems like you may be doing business? I have a friend and his family and I and some friends kept on convincing him to go to bama cause he got a full scholarship too. He could’ve gone to some pretty prominent schools like you mentioned, but took the debt free route instead and HE LOVES BAMA.</p>
<p>What do you want to study? If you are sure you are going for science/engineering then UIUC. If you are thinking business/liberal arts then go NYU. Both schools have focuses in different spectrums. The Alabama offer is tempting, but a degree from there won’t hold as much weight outside of Alabama.</p>
<p>Go with NYU. Their programs are great, they are located in NYC, and it will definitely help get career opportunities in the future, especially because of their alumni network.</p>
<p>i would definitely go with NYU. If you can afford 25k a year, why not duke or dartmouth? are they giving you no finaid? for these schools, taking some loans is worth the career opportunities and connections it will afford you.</p>
<p>1337hax0r, duke and dartmouth aren’t giving me any financial aid. gotta love being middle class–too much money to get financial aid and not enough to actually afford college.</p>
<p>Euler321, im looking at journalism/economics/political science/english (i know, wide spectrum)</p>
<p>reigndrop, it’s just that i don’t want to live in Bama, and the degree doesn’t hold a ton of weight outside the state.</p>
<p>Oh, I should probably mention, if I went to NYU, i wouldn’t be in significant debt, just a little, but i probably wouldn’t be able to afford much while there–no exchange programs, no buying much, etc. UIUC would leave me with a little money left over.</p>