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What university should I choose?
I've been accepted into 6 out of 8 colleges, but I want to choose the right one.
#decisions
2 answers
Faiza Abdul Salam
Faiza’s Answer
Some things you could look for in the list could be
1.Affordability
2.Ranking/Reputation of the college
3.Your field of interest Vs what program u got into
4.environment of the college
5.the kind of people that are enrolled at the college/ alumni
6.commuting problems
7.Exposure and opportunities provided at the college
8.Facilities and Faculty at the college
9.Any friends or any other kind of support available at the college
and the list goes on. These are just some of the general things I find are imp in deciding a perfect school for u. Feel free to add more according to ur need. After you have made the list u can also consult ur friends and family and teachers and people studying at these colleges and their experience.
Hope all this helps and good luck.
Daniel Moy
Daniel’s Answer
For me personally it came down primarily to cost. I couldn't afford to go anywhere besides state schools where tuition was cheap (including neighboring states, yay reciprocity). I went to the one where I got the best deal (half ride). It was worse rated than all the other ones I got in to (but still a decent school). Ends up being more about your effort than anything else, so you can make it work.
It's hard to say what's the right one for your situation (maybe you have rich family that's paying for your Uni, and you don't have to be so cost conscious), without knowing any details.
It'll vary on what you want to study too - some schools can be extremely strong in a specific program, despite not having super great overall rankings.
What you want to study may also affect how much you can afford to go into debt - $250k for a Stanford engineering or computer science degree may eventually pay off. $250k for an art history degree may never pay off. (And you can't bankrupt your way out of student loan debt anymore, so be careful)