<p>so i've gotten into several great schools and programs of which i am quite excited about most thus i cannot make a decision. </p>
<p>i got in to:
Georgia Tech (honors)
Univeristy of Georgia (honors and charter)
Duke
UNC Chapel Hill (honors and Johnsoton Scholar((so some aid money))
WUSTL
Notre Dame (honors program and nice aid)
Vanderbilt (good aid)</p>
<p>I've narrowed it down to Notre Dame, vanderbilt, UGA, or UNC, though i have now decided its pretty much between UGA or UNC becasue i think i felt the "fit" better there at honors programs at larger public universities. i'm pretty sure i felt the feeling at unc though i'm afraid some of my perspective might be biased because of the programs and such i saw and learned about from my only real visit at the Finalist weekend for the Morehead-Cain shcolarship (which i did not receive).</p>
<p>I've vistied both of the schools and have really enjoyed and felt a fit at both of the campuses. I'm in the honors program a both of these schools of which UGA's has more beneifts but i'm a Johnston Scholar at UNC which has its perks and they would pay for my laptop. UGA is in state for me and would cost about 7,000/year vs UNC would still be about 15,000/year. cost is an issue but 15 would be affordable and i'm still waiitng on some outside scholarships.</p>
<p>one big factor is that apporximately 85 kids form my shcool go to UGA each year, including most of my friends. Pro: i would love to be able to continue my close friendships and i know i won;t have a prolblem expanding and making a wide variety of completely new friends yet i'm not sure if a completely new experience at UNC would be as fun or maybe it is what i need.</p>
<p>i love georgia and could see myself returning here after college wherever so then either the name on the degree certainly wouldn't matter, or i most likely see myself going to graduate school and would also likely pursue big graduate scholarship which schools have become proficient at producing (looking at their recent record of rhodes, truman, and golwater type scholars). </p>
<p>in the end i know i would have agreat experience at both places but i can only choose one. Please help!!! i only have a few days!!! any comments or considerate opinons would be much appreciated. thanks.</p>
<p>Go where it is cheapest. 8k a year for 4 years is 32k. Think what else you can do with that kind of money. If that would be in loans, think what else you can do with that kind of money, plus all the interest you have to pay back. ESPECIALLY if you want to go to grad school! </p>
<p>Every year many, many, many students go to the same universities as a whole bunch of their friends and/or kids from their old HS. Advantage: people who can give you a lift home on the weekend. Disadvantage: you have to work a bit harder to make new friends. Reality: you and your friends will meet new people, and develop new interests and some of your "new" friends and interests won't be the same as theirs. My advice: don't room with any of your "old" friends the first year so that each of you has a chance to expand your horizons a bit.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best where ever you find yourself in the fall.</p>
<p>Your passing up Duke, Notre Dame, WUSTL and Vanderbilt for UNC and GEORGIA!
Wow. Georgia is not on the planet as these schools. I would have chosen ND based on the good aid and quality maybe Vanderbilt if you are from the south which I imagine you are. I assume Duke didn't give you aid or else you should have there. I would seriously reconsider. If not, then go to UNC at least you will salvage something out of passing on so many better opportunities</p>
<p>1) Duke 2) Notre Dame, 3) WUSTL, 4) Vandy and 5) UNC</p>
<p>UNC is a really awesome school. It's a bummer you don't get in-state tuition, but it will provide you with a reputation for any southern job and for grad school. Now, obviously I can't know your exact financial situation, but if it doesn't really clamp your family's wallet, I think it's a better all-around experience. Especially considering that it's both close and allows you to experiment in new social circles.</p>
<p>Although, I'd consider Notre Dame if their aid was substantial. I have a lot of family that's gone there, and it's a really awesome school.</p>
<p>If you're getting need-based aid at UNC, your outside scholarships won't reduce your cost. A $1,000 outside scholarship will just reduce your need-based aid by $1,000.</p>