<p>Here is a quick question that I know some of you will have to face. When you get your acceptance letters and have to chose between going to a more prestigious school and taking out loans or a less prestigious school on a full ride scholarship, which would it be? Your input would be very much appreciated.</p>
<p>How much more is "more prestigious"?</p>
<p>let's say just as an example..you get accepted into UCI and CAL..the acceptance from UCI carries a full scholarship and the acceptance from CAL does not so you need to take out staudent loans. What would be your best option?</p>
<p>Definitely prestige. Yeah, it might just be a name, but it's the name that pays off later on. Plus, you can always say, "I went to..."</p>
<p>Depends on your major.</p>
<p>I'd choose prestige since tuition isn't much of an issue to me.</p>
<p>prestige. Easily</p>
<p>If the school is prestigious because it has outstanding academics, particularly in my major, then I'd choose that. On the other hand tuition hasn't been a problem for me, so it might be different if I had to pay my own way.</p>
<p>prestigious.. money is not a problem</p>
<p>i feel a little different from the rest of you...
if it's undergrad, i think i'd go for scholarship
because sadly, money IS an issue for me.</p>
<p>plus, i think you could do much better from so called "less prestigious" school and excel in grad school.. you might have a better chance after all.
you never know.</p>
<p>unless the gap is enormously huge
and the "less prestigious school" has really no point of going,
i would go for scholarship.
UCI isn't bad at all though it may not be the best.
i don't think it's a bad idea :)</p>
<p>in my case, if i don't get any fin aid, i'm not even gonna consider the school no matter how "prestigious" they are..
that's an important factor for me, again, sadly..:(</p>