<p>I recently was accepted to Wash U was given a generous scholarship but am still going to have to come up with about $18,000 (ouch) if I attend. I really love Wash U but the money is tight, I've talked to the financial aid officers and they were nice and helped me the best they could, but it's still a lot of money. </p>
<p>So my question is: Would I be better off going to University of South Carolina Honor's College where I could live on campus for less money or would I have a better experience living with family in St. Louis as a freshman to make it work financially? </p>
<p>I know this is an odd question, but I'm stressed and May 1st is coming up</p>
<p>This should be between you and your parents.</p>
<p>how much less money?</p>
<p>I’m fairly certain freshmen from outside of St. Louis are required to live on campus. It’s possible you could get an exception since you would stay with family, but I wouldn’t count on that as a means to reduce the cost. A lot of the freshman social experience involves activities with the rest of your floor, so you’d miss out on a lot of the intangibles of Wash U.</p>
<p>100% of freshman are required to live on campus at WashU. Sorry mate.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback everyone, That’s what I was worried about with living with family DJEueka, so I think I’ll be probably better off going to University of South Carolina Honor’s College (which just ranked #1 in the country).
Thanks again, I just needed some opinions to back up my thoughts.</p>