Really could use some help here. International student (but US Citizen) admitted to NC State College of Engineering with Computer Science Major with a financial aid of $10K per year and then UMD College Park surprised me yesterday (Like a April Fools Joke) with acceptance to the CS program !!!
Now I am in a real dilemma. Should I take the NC-State CS with 10K offer (Works out to $35K per year) or the UMD offer (at $47K per year, don’t know about Financial Aid Yet). Is UMD’s CS program significantly better that it is worth it.
NC-State being in the RTP area provides significant opportunities for co-op, and internships and jobs after that.
Any advise would be appreciated.