There are a few things I considered when picking a school - Cost, quality, reputation, & student life. I had to choose between 2 schools. Cost was ultimately similar; but I found that school “A“ had a bit more of a party culture & I thought it might be distracting. Additionally, school “B” had a long history as a university while I found the school “A” had only been a 4 year college for 3 years. I went with the school “B” :)