UNC vs Syracuse

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm looking at international relations/public affairs/history/polysci as a major and have been admitted to UNC. I'm banking on getting into Syracuse too, although nothing is certain. </p>

<p>Since I'm in-state, UNC's total cost will be about $11,000/year. Syracuse will probably be around $35,000/year depending on how much money I can get from them. I have a sister who is a current junior at Syracuse and she is costing us $40,000 a year, so basically if I go to Syracuse my parents will have to shell out ~$75,000 a year where as if I go to UNC it will be more like $51,000 (at least for the first year until my sister graduates). My parents have told me to go wherever, but I'm not going to lie and say that cost isn't a factor. </p>

<p>Also, I have a sis at Syracuse, but I have lots of friends from my school going to UNC and NC State so that is a tough decision too.</p>

<p>So basically what I'm asking is</p>

<p>1.) Which school is better for the areas that I want to study?</p>

<p>and</p>

<p>2.) Which school would you choose if you were in similar circumstances?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>not even close, go to UNC...syracuse is way way overrated, here in NY we know this</p>

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<ol>
<li>UNC</li>
<li>UNC</li>
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<p>I went to SU for a year, and it is not worth the $50K tag. It's more expensive and less prestigious than UNC</p>

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<p>haha, you transferred from SU to Cornell, my physics teacher that I had for 2 years did that back in the late '70s, he said SU was basically a joke</p>