Which of these 6 would you recommend given my circumstance? - Civil Engineering

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Hi all! I hope that a lot of the students on here have been receiving good news with their college hunts! I sure have! I just wanted to put together some opinions on what you guys would do if in my situation. I was accepted into 6 schools, and 2 honors programs (so far), which obviously makes the decision hard, especially when you don’t really have a top choice.

Here are my 3 biggest factors into the decision:

  1. Money, for good reason. My EFC from the FAFSA was around 15000.
  2. Location/Campus - I really like big cities, and campuses that offer stuff to do without being overwhelmingly large (like the schools with less than 15,000 undergrads).
  3. Program - I would preferably attend a school that has both a good program and good Co-Op opportunities.

Here are my schools, followed by financial aid info, and what I thought of the campus.

University of Cincinnati Honors Program-no financial aid yet, but I live in-state - love the campus, but it’s in my hometown :frowning:

Purdue University - no aid yet, but not expecting much - haven’t visited yet

Case Western Reserve University - got a $23,500 scholarship and a $21,000 grant - good campus, good city.

Illinois Institute of Technology - got a $25,000 scholarship, waiting for full package - love the campus, and the city.

The Ohio State University - no aid yet, but not expecting much although I live in state - haven’t visited yet

The University of Dayton Honors College - got about $24,000 in merit scholarships and $3,000 in study abroad stuffs with $4,000 for textbooks, waiting for full package - haven’t visited yet

Any help that anyone can give will be much much much appreciated!!

Thanks!
Devin :slight_smile:

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Wait until all financial aid and scholarships are known do that you can see the net price at each.

How much is your parents’ actual contribution?

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It will probably be a maximum of $5000 per year. I’m impatiently waiting for the other financial packages to be released :S hopefully they will come out soon!

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Rather than scholarship amount, can you list the net costs (take all of tuition, fees, room, board, then subtract scholarships and grants).
Right now, Case Western would be my front runner, followed by UCincinnati.

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If your parents’ actual contribution is $5,000 per year, then your maximum realistic net price would be approximately:

$5,000 with no loans or work earnings.
$10,000 with federal direct loans or work earnings, or a little of both.
$15,000 with federal direct loans and the highest reasonable amount of work earnings.

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“Case Western Reserve University - got a $23,500 scholarship and a $21,000 grant - good campus, good city” - So you can combine for $44,550 ? That would be pretty good. Be aware that some scholarships do have a GPA minimum. .

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The net cost is not available right now due to the financial aid packages not being released :(. Do you recommend that I repost this when they come out? The only netcost I know is that Case Western will be $21708 before any Federal Unsubsidized/Subsidized/PLUS loan and employment.

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So, ~ $21,000 for case western

  • 5.5k loan
  • 3.5k from work
    = 12k - a very very good deal but can your parents afford it?
    That amount of scholarships is rare for CWRU. Congratulations! :slight_smile:
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I agree that Case is a decent deal (if affordable).

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Once you get the Illinois Tech package feel free to ask me questions about the school if you have any. It sounds like you will have a bunch of good options. Make sure that you take the one which is most affordable for your family and where you feel comfortable and has the kind of major you want.