<p>so may 1st is less than three weeks away and i'm stuck between two schools: the college of nj and university of scranton</p>
<p>scranton's tuition is roughly $45k but i got $15k a year there plus an offer for to be in the special jesuit liberal arts honors college
since i live in nj, tcnj's tuition is around $24k and i got $1500 a year there
i will be majoring in journalism</p>
<p>when i visited tcnj the first time last year, i absolutely hated it (but my mother blamed it on the rain) so i obviously have to visit again. i'm only considering it because it's so cheap. it'd cost me an extra $32k to attend scranton for all four years. i liked scranton, but i'll probably visit it again too. lots of people from my school are attending tcnj & i don't like the idea of staying in jersey... but i'm not sure if it's worth the extra $32k (especially with this economy) to go to scranton.</p>
<p>if anyone has any comments or suggestions, please let me know. thank you so much!</p>
<p>also, scranton has religious ties and i’m not that religious of a person, so i’m not sure if i’ll be affected there. it’s only 2 hours from home, but i have family who lives 30 minutes away who have a spare bedroom for me & would be happy to have me at their house on some weekends.
tcnj is only 1 1/2 hours from home & if i wanted to go home on any given weekend, i could probably find a ride with any one of the kids from my school going there. i also have a bunch of close friends attending there, and i’m not sure how good of an idea this is.</p>
<p>You have two great choices! Congratulations on those acceptances!</p>
<p>We know several kids that go/have gone to TCNJ. Most of them like it and got a good education, one did not fare so well there.</p>
<p>Both of my kids ended up at Scranton. The SJLA is a phenomenal program with invitations issued to only the top 50-60 students in the incoming class. My D loved the challenge and it allowed her to double major. She loved being in class with the rest of the SJLA kids. </p>
<p>Neither of my kids is particularly religious and that has never been a problem. There are 2 theology classes required, but they are not to convert anyone. </p>
<p>What would your major be at Scranton? They do not have a journalism major, however there is a journalism track within the communications major.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptances! My son is a TCNJ freshman and his girlfriend goes to Scranton with a merit scholarship similar to yours, I believe.</p>
<p>Both are very happy at their respective schools. My advice as a parent is to visit both again and see if you can do an overnight at both places. Then decide.</p>
<p>I say go for TCNJ. It is a cheaper and better college. Don’t worry about it being small there is six thousand students there, odds are you won’t run into the 1 or 2 kids going from your school. Congrats on the acceptances and scholarships. Enjoy yourself!</p>