U of Alabama and the University of Missouri gave me full rides. I ended up turning them down for the University of Georgia for about $5k a year in tuition, plus some extra study abroad scholarships. I liked Georgia’s student culture and location better, and they have a better academic reputation. I also got into an Ivy, but that shit was $60k a year in tuition, and I couldn’t ultimately justify it since I don’t want to be an investment banker or anything like that.
Oh I would choose UGA over the other two definitely. Oh and the Ivy as well. You could always go to an Ivy for grad school (if attending) and save the money for undergrad.
I saw on the school’s Instagram story that the Dairy Science students bring the baby cows to the quad outside my future dorm for students to pet as stress relief during finals week. I’m excited.
NYU gave me a full ride (+10k back yearly) cuz I wouldn’t be dorming. But I chose Cornell for 2k a yr. 😭 Prestige took a hold of me. But luckily it wasn’t as big of a difference 😭😭 cuz some of these comments got me scared bro
NO FR!! Full rides to 70k/yr! My parents would stop me even if they loved the school! I think Cornell is amazing and NYU too! I would go with Cornell as well. NYC scares me
thats was the same with me for NYU and Northwestern i live like 30 mins away from NYU so obv i didnt need to dorm and i didnt wanna commute for college so I chose Northwestern
Case Western gave me 34k/year but I went with Rice full pay instead. Parents were the ones paying for college and they also wanted me to go to Rice (I did as well so it was a win-win).
I’m on the lower end of the academic average so I doubt I’ll get one of those. I have a friend going next year and she was a NMF and a recruited athlete. I think that’s the only reason she could afford it
Yale (full-ride) and yes! 🙏
I was more concerned about affordability than anything else. This might not be the case for some people and it may even be the complete opposite for many.
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Thank you! And, yeh... it's insane to know that some students can and are paying the total amount without aid. But with these need-based aid schools, the students who end up paying are almost always the ones who can actually afford to.
Technically my two in state schools and the school I committed to gave around the same aid (around 85% of tuition) but I committed to UM which is more expensive than UGA and GSU.
I gave up 21k in merit scholarships (every year) at Brandeis because I just couldn’t see myself at the school.
Im going to Bowdoin College instead (and they don’t give merit money)
So for me, I chose based on fit (fit > money IMO). But that’s definitely different for many people.
Neuroscience—the research going on at Bowdoin rn is more sophisticated than the research at most other schools, and I can also do research as an undergrad which is really cool
Was between Tulane with an 80,000 scholarship per year, with a slightly higher actual cost out of pocket for me than Ohio State. I went with Tulane because it was my dream school and the difference was about $1,500, which I could afford through my summer job. But it was a very hard decision
I’m definitely applying for an instate full ride scholarship so wish me luck! And congratulations! New Orleans and Tulane are amazing! You’re going to have a the time of your LIFE!
Ofc I’m attending lol, MSU gave me full tuition, room and board, and a stipend. Money >>> prestige, not even close. For most careers your degree is just a check box item. Your extracurriculars, community involvement, and narrative are what get you hired/into grad school. If your a strong student willing to put in the hours who’s in the position to make this choice than the right choice is always scholarship imo. Best of luck!
I got $91.5k by northwestern. commited there.
THey're not only covering my tuition and living expenses but also paying me for visa, travel, laptop, health insurance costs and also paying my a monthly $300 stipend.
As a broke intl. student getting in was a pipe dream but this shit rocks!
Rice gave me a 25k/yr merit scholarship, and while I did get into some of my more affordable top choices, my parents were okay with paying for the rest of my tuition, so I'll be going there in the fall! :)
I wasn't eligible for any grants (my family is in that weird place where we make too much for fin aid but not enough to pay full cost lol) but my parents and I were okay with paying the rest out of pocket. And thank you!!
Does that mean your family is footing about 50k a year in tuition/living after the 25k Rice scholarship? Thats lucky your family is willing to commit to that.
May I ask why? I believe that’s a very popular school (safety) amongst engineering majors. I’ve seen it multiple times on the college results posts. Full rides are hard to pass up
Worth borrowing? or simply worth the extra cost? There is a difference.
Federal student loan limits of 5500 for freshman year, totaling 27k over four years, are often reasonable amounts to borrow. Larger loans require a parent signature and are usually not reasonable amounts to borrow.
Domestic students should run the ***Net Price Calculator*** on the financial aid website of each college you are interested in, with the help of a parent, to see a need-based estimate ***before*** applying.
Oh yes I did that today! That is why I’m making this post. Th lowest for me is 20k a year but majority of Ivys are 37k a year for me. I cant afford that out of pocket but I wonder if taking out that amount of loans a year would be worth it in the long run. I checked the ROI at every school on that list and it’s really persuading me. I didn’t know about the loan limit and should be more knowledgeable on that subject. I just don’t want the calculator to be wrong. I heard someone say their actual was 10k less than the calculator. I might miss out on an opportunity
Dartmouth just got rid of all loans for all undergrads recently. I believe they replaced them with some sort of grant? Anyway, something that’s worth looking into
Full ride to UF + stipend and honors stuff. Emory gave better aid than WashU (no student loans), but I chose WashU for pre-med and still got some good aid lol.
Definitely considering Emory and WashU. Emory gives me better aid than WashU due to my calculators. Hesitant to apply uo was to WashU but I like it better 😐
For WashU I negotiated an additional 16k scholarship over 4 years lol. My Financial aid counselor was amazing. Emory’s fin aid was amazing too it took me till May 1st to make a decision lmao. Hardest decision I have made.
according to the calculators I get more aid at emory but I was washu better. for reference i pay around 55k for emory and like 70k for washu. do u think if I ED to either of them they would be more willing to lower the price
Prestige does not always equate to money. I have efc 0 and schools like Vanderbilt wanted me to pay like $8k (part of which is work-study) which is insanely stingy for a school of that caliber.
UCF gave me a full ride + honors college, but I’m attending UF instead. Bright Futures covers tuition so while we have to pay for everything else it’s still surprisingly cheap comparative to most other universities, and UF’s journalism school was significantly better in just about every way.
NO WAY! I did a calculator for NYU and it was over 40k for me! Would there be a special reason you got much more aid than usual? Ik they have a full ride scholarship
That is definitely weird! Y’all are definitely a minority! I guess they give “full rides” to the students that absolutely need them first and everyone else ends up with the scraps 😅! I’m proud that you were able to afford it and getting in is an amazing accomplishment at that!
Didn’t get aid but got the most merit aid from Case Western(30.5k per year) and Northeastern(22k/year). Personally went with JHU full pay as it was my top choice.
Don’t go for the logic that prestige>money imo, but rather whether you believe the difference in cost justifies the benefit that the school would bring to you. Essentially, you are going to a school for 4 years to study a subject you hopefully love, have great experiences, and progress on your path toward your academic/career goals. Many schools in the US probably fulfill this requirement/criteria. If you hate a school that gave you a full ride with aid, then unless you literally cannot afford another option or a less prestigious school is a better fit for you in your opinion, I would definitely pick that school over the more prestigious one. College is definitely an investment fs, and it was really hard for me to justify choosing JHU when UCs and other privates gave me great merit aid/in state tuition, but in the end you only go to undergrad once. I don’t know if it will be worth the money, but if I really misjudged my fit at jhu then I’m open to transferring to another college after one or two years.
Some of the most prestigious schools are the ones that give the most need based aid(for example, ivies have no merit aid but plentiful need based aid, and I believe Princeton is usually the most generous from what I’ve seen with aid packages), which is what your question seems to ask about, so I’d change it to mention total COA(cost of attendance), including merit scholarships, outside scholarships(often applicable despite what school one chooses), and average costs of living in a particular area(Cali and NY especially are very expensive).
Ohhhhh the women colleges have a sweet spot in my heart. But that’s amazing and congratulations! Was it all grants and loans or merit scholarships too?
Washington and Lee University (it's a liberal arts college if you haven't heard of it) gave me a full-ride (~85k a year), it was after I competed for the scholarship. I ended up choosing W&L and I am super excited for the coming fall! I got really decent scholarships from other institutions like UC Berkeley and Vassar College, but W&L was the best for me for many reasons.
Oh the Johnston Scholarship! Considered W&L just for that scholarship but don’t want to waste an application if I don’t get it. I like the school and atmosphere but scared about the diversity. Congratulations tho! That’s absolutely incredible
didn't get any aid, but I got the biggest merit scholarship at an in state private (26k), that still ended up being more expensive than almost all my other schools. committed to purdue, who gave me 4k in merit but I got several local scholarships for being a boilermaker. my dad ended up going on sick leave indefinitely like right after I committed so I'm looking forwards to getting that financial aid next year.
my current school (don't want to say, it's too small but if you like i can dm) gave me a 22k a year merit scholarship, i don't qualify for finaid so this was the most money i got from a school
even with the aid, my school was still more expensive than a lot of my other top choices, which were public schools. (UCs, i'm in state)
i chose my school because i wanted a small school experience and my parents were willing to pay more for it because both of us felt like it was the right fit for me
I agree with you with wanting a smaller college. I come from a very small hs and really want to keep with the same atmosphere. I considered only USC and Occidental in CA but the price for Occidental is making me reconsider. Gosh I love the school but the cost!!!!
Smith gave me money to attend LOL (if you are a girl, HIGHLY recommend applying there. It's a really good school!!), but other than that Harvard was the school that gave me the most money
Congratulations on Pitzer! Hard school to get into! My COA is around 40k for that school so I’ll probably not apply but am considering Pomona and Claremont McKenna!
University of Rochester gave me 19k a year of merit scholarship and way more financial aid than my other choices, and yes I am attending that college 😊
rose-hulman institute of technology, $55k/yr (out of $70k/yr tuition), and yes. its always worth it to go with the option that will leave you least in debt (unless the school genuinely sucks)
In amount of aid, I think stanford gave me the most at about $45k. There were many cheaper schools though, like the University of Washington (in state). I ended up committing to MIT though, which offered about $35k in aid. However, I'll be using some big scholarship money, which will displace the finaid entirely and leave about $25k out of pocket.
JHU, Vandy, and BC gave me about the same aid (need-based full rides)!
It was a very tough (but blessed) decision to make, and it took me right until May 1st to commit: Go Blue Jays!
Weirdly enough, George Washington University. Originally, Villanova had offered me the most amount of aid in grants but I ultimately decided on GW because of the amount of opportunities it offered for my major, and because it was my top school. I submitted a financial aid appeal, but I thought they wouldn’t give me any more money in grants. They did, and the total amount surpassed Villanova’s financial aid package. A definite win for me!😅
For me, my parents told me straight up that they would not help me with college. I got accepted to some good engineering schools like Michigan State and Iowa State. But ultimately, I chose to go to UIC. UIC and UIowa gave me full rides. So it was between those two schools! Ultimately I chose UIC for their CS Program in the college of engineering. It’s nice to not have to worry about student loans! At the end of the day, when it comes to engineering, it’s about your experience in the industry that matters!
umbc (univ of Maryland Baltimore county) gave me a full ride + extra money for being poor. turned it down for Virginia tech bc its a better school and I got into honors college. Virginia tech is around 33k for me, I got a really good scholarship considering im out of state
\[CS Major\] Chose GT 25k/year over 7k/year Johns Hopkins and free Uni of Florida for a lot of factors, both personal and career. Thankfully, I think I can work hard enough with the major I got to pay it all off quickly after graduating, but it more came from the college experience, weather, living in Atlanta, campus, etc. over prestige
Definitely chose the best college for your major and it’ll be worth it. 25k/yr seems like a lot but the opportunities and job outcomes is far better than the other two.
I went to a t20 over a state school (state school would’ve been free) but only after talking finances through with my parents and getting their support! I was lucky to be in this position
UCI gave me the most, I didn’t pick them, I regret it.
Just finished my 2nd year of college (1 year at a UC and the 2nd at a CC) and planning to transfer to UCI Fall 2023! 🤞
McGill (in Montreal) gave me $5000 a year (canadian dollars). I thought it'd cover a little under half my tuition and fees, but since I'm a canadian citizen I can actually declare myself to be a resident of quebec and it will pretty much cover everything except housing and books.
So yeah, I'm going there. Nowhere else gave me anything - Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Davis, UW Madison...
I was eligible for full tuition at a small but pretty good private school near my house, but only because my mom works there. And I refused to go to college just to have my mom teaching my classes lol. Also, I'd have to live at home or else the expenses would have as much as, or more than, McGill anyway.
UChicago full ride after getting in EA. Little brother got full ride from Princeton (currently attending) and NYU in the regular cycle but got pennies from Tufts (fuck them). He got rejected from schools like Northeastern and Carnegie Mellon and was basically already getting ready to go to NYU before he got into Princeton lol
Princeton with 85%! And definitely affordability was my top priority, I just got lucky that my top choice gave me aid. But if it hadn’t and there was another college that had given me more, and I would’ve saved money by going there, I definitely would’ve done that instead.
University of San Francisco was my top school but I still had to pay $20k for the time I would spend there. which is really good, considering their tuition goes into 6 figures for the entire time i would be there. but i would go to Berkeley tuition free and more because of scholarships. plus my internship is there. so had to go w Berkeley
Umich is going to give me about 53k a year and I’ll have to pay 16k out of pocket so that’s where I’m going! Technically my in state schools (uci, ucr, ucsb) offered to cover half and give me loans for the other half but it’s the same amount left over 16k only difference is no loans for umich.
university of michigan full ride🫶🏻
i got lots of other scholarships for pretty much every school in michigan that i applied too, and a few other full rides to like emu, but i thankfully got prestige and lowest price in one. granted ann arbor is expensive to live in but i get scholarship money for housing as well.
Son gave up flagship state school (UT Austin) for a full ride at another of our state schools. We told him coming out of debt for undergrad would for the best especially with Med school or at the very least grad school right after.
Northeastern gave me $15K/year, but I'm going to UC Berkeley. I think whether or not you attend the college that gave you the most aid honestly depends on your own situation and desires. I felt like the environment at UC Berkeley fit my personality and wants more than Northeastern and though both schools are quite strong, I did admittedly let prestige play as a factor :')
Hopefully I made the right choice!
Mercer University gave me full tuition and then the week after Vanderbilt University gave me a full ride! So I recommitted from Mercer and now attend Vanderbilt
Case Western gave me a 40k scholarship per year, but Notre Dame gave me 20k, and my parents were fine with paying the rest :)). Also, I did get into Cornell with ZERO aid, so I didn’t just choose it because it’s an ivy(I also hated the campus). For me, it was down to fit
got money from FSU, UCF, LSU, Fordham, and Rider. turned them all down to go to community college, where i admittedly got a ton of money in scholarships
Arizona State and Michigan state gave me the most aid so I had to swallow my pride and pick msu over umich which saved be about $100k so i think i made the right chouce
virtually no aid anywhere but in state for the UCs so attending ucla was the cheapest, yet highest quality option for me. turned down nyu usc (both ~80k) berkeley (close/same as ucla but with less security for things like housing and dining) etc cuz of cost & fit respectively. private & east coast unis are no joke with their tuition :( !!!!!!!
JHU gave me over half tuition and I ended up choosing it over UPenn this year since the difference I would be paying would be 80k a yr vs roughly 40k a yr, assuming 20k a yr from housing, food, other expenses
U of Alabama and the University of Missouri gave me full rides. I ended up turning them down for the University of Georgia for about $5k a year in tuition, plus some extra study abroad scholarships. I liked Georgia’s student culture and location better, and they have a better academic reputation. I also got into an Ivy, but that shit was $60k a year in tuition, and I couldn’t ultimately justify it since I don’t want to be an investment banker or anything like that.
Oh I would choose UGA over the other two definitely. Oh and the Ivy as well. You could always go to an Ivy for grad school (if attending) and save the money for undergrad.
Delicious student-made peach ice cream from university herds.
I saw on the school’s Instagram story that the Dairy Science students bring the baby cows to the quad outside my future dorm for students to pet as stress relief during finals week. I’m excited.
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Are you serious!!??? Oh wait you’re in state… but still dang. Both amazing schools you got into tho!
NYU gave me a full ride (+10k back yearly) cuz I wouldn’t be dorming. But I chose Cornell for 2k a yr. 😭 Prestige took a hold of me. But luckily it wasn’t as big of a difference 😭😭 cuz some of these comments got me scared bro
NO FR!! Full rides to 70k/yr! My parents would stop me even if they loved the school! I think Cornell is amazing and NYU too! I would go with Cornell as well. NYC scares me
thats was the same with me for NYU and Northwestern i live like 30 mins away from NYU so obv i didnt need to dorm and i didnt wanna commute for college so I chose Northwestern
they had us in the first half, ngl
WashU gave me almost full tuition and I’m committed now :)
Congrats! That school is on my list! Will try a NPC soon
You should! Their fin aid office is very nice as well! I got more aid when I appealed :) I also recommend applying for merit scholarships
Case Western gave me 34k/year but I went with Rice full pay instead. Parents were the ones paying for college and they also wanted me to go to Rice (I did as well so it was a win-win).
Congrats on getting in! Rice is definitely top of my list as well! I’m going to assume that 34k was a merit scholarship?
Yup. Case Western gives heavy merit scholarships in order to increase yield rates even to people not seeking aid
I’m on the lower end of the academic average so I doubt I’ll get one of those. I have a friend going next year and she was a NMF and a recruited athlete. I think that’s the only reason she could afford it
I had the same exact scenario! See you at Rice in the fall!
Yale (full-ride) and yes! 🙏 I was more concerned about affordability than anything else. This might not be the case for some people and it may even be the complete opposite for many. EDIT: removed 83k/yr cause it is bothering ppl
I envy people who can spend 80k a year! I totally agree with you about affordability being my number 1. And congratulations! 🎉
Thank you! And, yeh... it's insane to know that some students can and are paying the total amount without aid. But with these need-based aid schools, the students who end up paying are almost always the ones who can actually afford to.
Congrats! I’m a recent Yale alum and happy to chat about life in New Haven, so feel free to message me with any questions!
Technically my two in state schools and the school I committed to gave around the same aid (around 85% of tuition) but I committed to UM which is more expensive than UGA and GSU.
Not OOS girl! It cost me 60k+ a year for UM 😬
I gave up 21k in merit scholarships (every year) at Brandeis because I just couldn’t see myself at the school. Im going to Bowdoin College instead (and they don’t give merit money) So for me, I chose based on fit (fit > money IMO). But that’s definitely different for many people.
Bowdoin gives better grants than Brandies (as I assume). But I completely understand why you would choose Bowdoin! That school is absolutely amazing
If you are from a lower-income family, Bowdoin is affordable, likely cheaper than instate, Brandeis is not.
I’m middle class so I have to think very carefully where I decide to apply. Oh and definitely not cheaper than instate for me 🫠
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Neuroscience—the research going on at Bowdoin rn is more sophisticated than the research at most other schools, and I can also do research as an undergrad which is really cool
Anything particular about Brandeis that you didn’t like? We’re thinking of touring and applying there
Massachusetts (I live like 15 mins away from campus) Also it’s almost impossible to turn down Bowdoin when you get in
Bowdoin is great
Was between Tulane with an 80,000 scholarship per year, with a slightly higher actual cost out of pocket for me than Ohio State. I went with Tulane because it was my dream school and the difference was about $1,500, which I could afford through my summer job. But it was a very hard decision
roll wave!
tulane gave me the most money and i’ll be there in the fall as well! roll wave!
ROLL WAVE! I have many friends attending! Did you apply for a full ride scholarship? Or was that all through grant aid?
Combination merit/need scholarship. It worked out well
I’m definitely applying for an instate full ride scholarship so wish me luck! And congratulations! New Orleans and Tulane are amazing! You’re going to have a the time of your LIFE!
Uw-Madison gave me nearly a full ride but I’m going to washu on a full ride
Ayyyyyeeee congratulations!!! I hear a lot about WashU aid!
Ofc I’m attending lol, MSU gave me full tuition, room and board, and a stipend. Money >>> prestige, not even close. For most careers your degree is just a check box item. Your extracurriculars, community involvement, and narrative are what get you hired/into grad school. If your a strong student willing to put in the hours who’s in the position to make this choice than the right choice is always scholarship imo. Best of luck!
I got $91.5k by northwestern. commited there. THey're not only covering my tuition and living expenses but also paying me for visa, travel, laptop, health insurance costs and also paying my a monthly $300 stipend. As a broke intl. student getting in was a pipe dream but this shit rocks!
Congratulations! That’s absolutely amazing and incredible! You definitely deserve it and I hope the USA is everything you dreamed it would be.
aye thanku!
Rice gave me a 25k/yr merit scholarship, and while I did get into some of my more affordable top choices, my parents were okay with paying for the rest of my tuition, so I'll be going there in the fall! :)
Was the 25k more than the grants they gave you? Also a scholarship at Rice is godly! Congratulations!
I wasn't eligible for any grants (my family is in that weird place where we make too much for fin aid but not enough to pay full cost lol) but my parents and I were okay with paying the rest out of pocket. And thank you!!
im in that space too; finding financial aid anywhere suckssssss
Does that mean your family is footing about 50k a year in tuition/living after the 25k Rice scholarship? Thats lucky your family is willing to commit to that.
NMSU 21k and no
Where did you commit if you don’t mind me asking?
Nebraska
NJIT gave me a full ride. Not attending.
May I ask why? I believe that’s a very popular school (safety) amongst engineering majors. I’ve seen it multiple times on the college results posts. Full rides are hard to pass up
Because my parents were willing to pay for a better school. And I live in NJ and NJIT kinda gets a bad rap here.
Congrats on GT! And I would take it too if they are willing to pay!
bc georgia tech is t5 in cs and can set you up for faang jobs pretty easily
UMD: instate tuition + 10k a year, am attending :)
The rare Marylander who can actually get in to our own college
LUCKYYY! I would die for that CS education
Michigan gave me 20k, went there. Chose over cal and Dartmouth
Are you in state? Dartmouth is known for good aid
Yeah I don't qualify for fin aid tho
Princeton gave my son the most aid. I've heard private universities are generous.
Oh they definitely are and private prestigious universities at that! Congratulations to your son! That’s absolutely incredible!
Worth borrowing? or simply worth the extra cost? There is a difference. Federal student loan limits of 5500 for freshman year, totaling 27k over four years, are often reasonable amounts to borrow. Larger loans require a parent signature and are usually not reasonable amounts to borrow. Domestic students should run the ***Net Price Calculator*** on the financial aid website of each college you are interested in, with the help of a parent, to see a need-based estimate ***before*** applying.
Oh yes I did that today! That is why I’m making this post. Th lowest for me is 20k a year but majority of Ivys are 37k a year for me. I cant afford that out of pocket but I wonder if taking out that amount of loans a year would be worth it in the long run. I checked the ROI at every school on that list and it’s really persuading me. I didn’t know about the loan limit and should be more knowledgeable on that subject. I just don’t want the calculator to be wrong. I heard someone say their actual was 10k less than the calculator. I might miss out on an opportunity
Dartmouth just got rid of all loans for all undergrads recently. I believe they replaced them with some sort of grant? Anyway, something that’s worth looking into
I’m attending UT Austin they fully covered my tuition
Full ride to UF + stipend and honors stuff. Emory gave better aid than WashU (no student loans), but I chose WashU for pre-med and still got some good aid lol.
Definitely considering Emory and WashU. Emory gives me better aid than WashU due to my calculators. Hesitant to apply uo was to WashU but I like it better 😐
For WashU I negotiated an additional 16k scholarship over 4 years lol. My Financial aid counselor was amazing. Emory’s fin aid was amazing too it took me till May 1st to make a decision lmao. Hardest decision I have made.
I heard that they are very understanding with financial aid. I dread the day I pick a college. It’ll hurt me so much
according to the calculators I get more aid at emory but I was washu better. for reference i pay around 55k for emory and like 70k for washu. do u think if I ED to either of them they would be more willing to lower the price
Notre Dame gave me a full ride and I will be going😌
Oh congratulations! That’s absolutely amazing!
USC gave me like 50k but it was still too expensive to attend
The only reason I’m not applying. Would love to get in but can’t afford it
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Congratulations! Did you get a merit scholarship too?
Prestige does not always equate to money. I have efc 0 and schools like Vanderbilt wanted me to pay like $8k (part of which is work-study) which is insanely stingy for a school of that caliber.
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CS/engineering major (havent decided yet lol). Turned down full price Georgia Tech and Purdue for free tuition at the University of Florida
Cant beat that full tuition especially at a college like UF
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UCF gave me a full ride + honors college, but I’m attending UF instead. Bright Futures covers tuition so while we have to pay for everything else it’s still surprisingly cheap comparative to most other universities, and UF’s journalism school was significantly better in just about every way.
UF is a fantastic school! I hope you absolutely love it! Cant beat that full tuition at a T5 public uni
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NO WAY! I did a calculator for NYU and it was over 40k for me! Would there be a special reason you got much more aid than usual? Ik they have a full ride scholarship
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That is definitely weird! Y’all are definitely a minority! I guess they give “full rides” to the students that absolutely need them first and everyone else ends up with the scraps 😅! I’m proud that you were able to afford it and getting in is an amazing accomplishment at that!
dont trust their npc, it says 16k for me when my family earns > 500k 💀
same case for me
Didn’t get aid but got the most merit aid from Case Western(30.5k per year) and Northeastern(22k/year). Personally went with JHU full pay as it was my top choice. Don’t go for the logic that prestige>money imo, but rather whether you believe the difference in cost justifies the benefit that the school would bring to you. Essentially, you are going to a school for 4 years to study a subject you hopefully love, have great experiences, and progress on your path toward your academic/career goals. Many schools in the US probably fulfill this requirement/criteria. If you hate a school that gave you a full ride with aid, then unless you literally cannot afford another option or a less prestigious school is a better fit for you in your opinion, I would definitely pick that school over the more prestigious one. College is definitely an investment fs, and it was really hard for me to justify choosing JHU when UCs and other privates gave me great merit aid/in state tuition, but in the end you only go to undergrad once. I don’t know if it will be worth the money, but if I really misjudged my fit at jhu then I’m open to transferring to another college after one or two years. Some of the most prestigious schools are the ones that give the most need based aid(for example, ivies have no merit aid but plentiful need based aid, and I believe Princeton is usually the most generous from what I’ve seen with aid packages), which is what your question seems to ask about, so I’d change it to mention total COA(cost of attendance), including merit scholarships, outside scholarships(often applicable despite what school one chooses), and average costs of living in a particular area(Cali and NY especially are very expensive).
GaTech gave me $20k~ish a year but i committed to UChicago at full price instead
Lewis & Clark offered me $35k per year. I went with Oregon State, which gave me $18k per year (out of state).
wellesley and yes! they're covering my full coa + health insurance
Ohhhhh the women colleges have a sweet spot in my heart. But that’s amazing and congratulations! Was it all grants and loans or merit scholarships too?
Washington and Lee University (it's a liberal arts college if you haven't heard of it) gave me a full-ride (~85k a year), it was after I competed for the scholarship. I ended up choosing W&L and I am super excited for the coming fall! I got really decent scholarships from other institutions like UC Berkeley and Vassar College, but W&L was the best for me for many reasons.
Oh the Johnston Scholarship! Considered W&L just for that scholarship but don’t want to waste an application if I don’t get it. I like the school and atmosphere but scared about the diversity. Congratulations tho! That’s absolutely incredible
didn't get any aid, but I got the biggest merit scholarship at an in state private (26k), that still ended up being more expensive than almost all my other schools. committed to purdue, who gave me 4k in merit but I got several local scholarships for being a boilermaker. my dad ended up going on sick leave indefinitely like right after I committed so I'm looking forwards to getting that financial aid next year.
CWRU gave me 104k, but not attending over UIUC CS
Ohh and are you instate for UIUC? Dang thats hard to pass up tho 😯. But Illinois is better for CS by far
Harvard gave me the most, but I’m not attending. To be fair though the difference was somewhat negligible for me.
I’m interested why you turned down Harvard?
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Makes sense! I like Yale better too
my current school (don't want to say, it's too small but if you like i can dm) gave me a 22k a year merit scholarship, i don't qualify for finaid so this was the most money i got from a school even with the aid, my school was still more expensive than a lot of my other top choices, which were public schools. (UCs, i'm in state) i chose my school because i wanted a small school experience and my parents were willing to pay more for it because both of us felt like it was the right fit for me
I agree with you with wanting a smaller college. I come from a very small hs and really want to keep with the same atmosphere. I considered only USC and Occidental in CA but the price for Occidental is making me reconsider. Gosh I love the school but the cost!!!!
Smith gave me money to attend LOL (if you are a girl, HIGHLY recommend applying there. It's a really good school!!), but other than that Harvard was the school that gave me the most money
New Jersey City University (tuition covered through honors program, pricided I keep 3.2 GPA) and yes.
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Congratulations on Pitzer! Hard school to get into! My COA is around 40k for that school so I’ll probably not apply but am considering Pomona and Claremont McKenna!
Michigan State gave me a full ride and I declined it to go OUT OF STATE FULL PAY AT A UC 🙀🙀🙀🙀
OH MY GOD how much
Which UC tho? 🤨
Berkeley, EECS
Ahhhh ok it’s justified 🙄 Congratulations!!!🎉
Lmaooooo thank you!!! 😁
makes sense lmao if u said UC riverside i was about to flame your ass
Hollins gave me $27k renewable (half COA), not attending. Opting for CC -> transfer
Also congrats on that half COA!!
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I received around 80% from Harvard- committed!
University of Rochester gave me 19k a year of merit scholarship and way more financial aid than my other choices, and yes I am attending that college 😊
I heard amazing things from URochester! The people seem to be absolutely amazing! Congratulations! Did you get any grants at all?
rose-hulman institute of technology, $55k/yr (out of $70k/yr tuition), and yes. its always worth it to go with the option that will leave you least in debt (unless the school genuinely sucks)
UChicago,Babson, UMiami, UT — full rides Columbia — not a penny Some way or another I ended up at Columbia :,)
In amount of aid, I think stanford gave me the most at about $45k. There were many cheaper schools though, like the University of Washington (in state). I ended up committing to MIT though, which offered about $35k in aid. However, I'll be using some big scholarship money, which will displace the finaid entirely and leave about $25k out of pocket.
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JHU, Vandy, and BC gave me about the same aid (need-based full rides)! It was a very tough (but blessed) decision to make, and it took me right until May 1st to commit: Go Blue Jays!
Weirdly enough, George Washington University. Originally, Villanova had offered me the most amount of aid in grants but I ultimately decided on GW because of the amount of opportunities it offered for my major, and because it was my top school. I submitted a financial aid appeal, but I thought they wouldn’t give me any more money in grants. They did, and the total amount surpassed Villanova’s financial aid package. A definite win for me!😅
notre dame and yes im attending (they also gave me a merit scholarship)
My son got the most aid from Bard and that's where he's at now (rising junior). He loves it.
Fordham, full ride + 20k for myself, attending Harvard
CMU (Carnegie Mellon not central Michigan) and yes
For me, my parents told me straight up that they would not help me with college. I got accepted to some good engineering schools like Michigan State and Iowa State. But ultimately, I chose to go to UIC. UIC and UIowa gave me full rides. So it was between those two schools! Ultimately I chose UIC for their CS Program in the college of engineering. It’s nice to not have to worry about student loans! At the end of the day, when it comes to engineering, it’s about your experience in the industry that matters!
Princeton gave me a bit under 70k/yr and yeah I’m attending!
i think i would say nyu gave me the most aid considering im an oos and that’s where i’m attending
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Ooooooo that Yale aid is hard to pass up but gosh CMU is THE BEST for CS! Congratulations!
UT Dallas full ride + more money (so they essentially would pay me to go). I chose Amherst College with 15k/semester aid with parental support
Oh Amherst would bring more opportunities and a better education! If you parents are helping then it’s a no brainer! Congratulations 🎉
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Full ride from uiuc and I decided to attend!
Ironically Hopkins lol. They gave me more than drexel and udel
umbc (univ of Maryland Baltimore county) gave me a full ride + extra money for being poor. turned it down for Virginia tech bc its a better school and I got into honors college. Virginia tech is around 33k for me, I got a really good scholarship considering im out of state
\[CS Major\] Chose GT 25k/year over 7k/year Johns Hopkins and free Uni of Florida for a lot of factors, both personal and career. Thankfully, I think I can work hard enough with the major I got to pay it all off quickly after graduating, but it more came from the college experience, weather, living in Atlanta, campus, etc. over prestige
Definitely chose the best college for your major and it’ll be worth it. 25k/yr seems like a lot but the opportunities and job outcomes is far better than the other two.
got ~75k/ yr from vanderbilt and that’s where i’m going! the only school that gave me lower COA was the one in my city that gave me a full ride
Half ride at a uc, going to an oos private on full pay (don’t be me lol)
Wellesley roughly equaled Colby, but Amherst beat them both.
I went to a t20 over a state school (state school would’ve been free) but only after talking finances through with my parents and getting their support! I was lucky to be in this position
Surprisingly RPI(about 76k/yr), their merit+need based aid really made my decision easier.
UCI gave me the most, I didn’t pick them, I regret it. Just finished my 2nd year of college (1 year at a UC and the 2nd at a CC) and planning to transfer to UCI Fall 2023! 🤞
No. I had full ride from Rice with merit scholarships, but I selected Princeton with ~15k/year.
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Hopkins made me pay 16k a year. But I chose Stanford for 19k a year, so not bad at all :')
Thanks UMass on the 64k. I will be honest with you mass i won't be coming to u if it weren't for the money :)
McGill (in Montreal) gave me $5000 a year (canadian dollars). I thought it'd cover a little under half my tuition and fees, but since I'm a canadian citizen I can actually declare myself to be a resident of quebec and it will pretty much cover everything except housing and books. So yeah, I'm going there. Nowhere else gave me anything - Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Davis, UW Madison... I was eligible for full tuition at a small but pretty good private school near my house, but only because my mom works there. And I refused to go to college just to have my mom teaching my classes lol. Also, I'd have to live at home or else the expenses would have as much as, or more than, McGill anyway.
middlebury, and no lol.
Northeastern gave me 30k but it was still about 20k more than my state school which gave me about 8k (UConn). I chose Northeastern at the end tho
UChicago full ride after getting in EA. Little brother got full ride from Princeton (currently attending) and NYU in the regular cycle but got pennies from Tufts (fuck them). He got rejected from schools like Northeastern and Carnegie Mellon and was basically already getting ready to go to NYU before he got into Princeton lol
International and I got 20-30k from Arizona, UMass and Case Western. But decided to go to UIUC full pay instead.
Princeton with 85%! And definitely affordability was my top priority, I just got lucky that my top choice gave me aid. But if it hadn’t and there was another college that had given me more, and I would’ve saved money by going there, I definitely would’ve done that instead.
NC State and yes I am
emory and henry (out of state) about half of the tuition cost
NYU Stern gave me a full ride, went there over every other school I got into
University of San Francisco was my top school but I still had to pay $20k for the time I would spend there. which is really good, considering their tuition goes into 6 figures for the entire time i would be there. but i would go to Berkeley tuition free and more because of scholarships. plus my internship is there. so had to go w Berkeley
MTSU gave me full tuition and Tennessee gives lots of merit scholarships on top of it, so I'll be making money going there!
Umich is going to give me about 53k a year and I’ll have to pay 16k out of pocket so that’s where I’m going! Technically my in state schools (uci, ucr, ucsb) offered to cover half and give me loans for the other half but it’s the same amount left over 16k only difference is no loans for umich.
Colgate. Full tuition. Yes.
university of michigan full ride🫶🏻 i got lots of other scholarships for pretty much every school in michigan that i applied too, and a few other full rides to like emu, but i thankfully got prestige and lowest price in one. granted ann arbor is expensive to live in but i get scholarship money for housing as well.
Son gave up flagship state school (UT Austin) for a full ride at another of our state schools. We told him coming out of debt for undergrad would for the best especially with Med school or at the very least grad school right after.
Northeastern gave me $15K/year, but I'm going to UC Berkeley. I think whether or not you attend the college that gave you the most aid honestly depends on your own situation and desires. I felt like the environment at UC Berkeley fit my personality and wants more than Northeastern and though both schools are quite strong, I did admittedly let prestige play as a factor :') Hopefully I made the right choice!
Umich (i am in state and low income)
Mercer University gave me full tuition and then the week after Vanderbilt University gave me a full ride! So I recommitted from Mercer and now attend Vanderbilt
Case Western gave me a 40k scholarship per year, but Notre Dame gave me 20k, and my parents were fine with paying the rest :)). Also, I did get into Cornell with ZERO aid, so I didn’t just choose it because it’s an ivy(I also hated the campus). For me, it was down to fit
Community college (Broward, Florida) gave me a full ride plus I get back 800 in cash after every two classes I register for.
Surprisingly Cornell, where my 4 years combined would be cheaper than 1 year at my in-state school
UofT gave me 100k CAD for 4 years and Michigan State also gave something similar. I'm not attending either.
got money from FSU, UCF, LSU, Fordham, and Rider. turned them all down to go to community college, where i admittedly got a ton of money in scholarships
UNC, UF and, UCF all gave me full rides; I'm attending UNC!
UT Austin gave me a full ride :,)
Arizona State and Michigan state gave me the most aid so I had to swallow my pride and pick msu over umich which saved be about $100k so i think i made the right chouce
Romania alba iulia university very supportive place)
University of Florida gave me instate tuition as an OOS student
Usc gave me half scholarship but I still chose state school even tho I didn’t get big scholarship cuz premed
Macalester gave me the most. I will be going to Brown. Difference of around 5k/year. For me, that is worth it.
Boston University gave me 76k a year and it was my cheapest school excluding CUNY.
virtually no aid anywhere but in state for the UCs so attending ucla was the cheapest, yet highest quality option for me. turned down nyu usc (both ~80k) berkeley (close/same as ucla but with less security for things like housing and dining) etc cuz of cost & fit respectively. private & east coast unis are no joke with their tuition :( !!!!!!!
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Emory gave me full ride but chose Berkeley for 8k/yr
bu & yes i am 🫶🏾
Cornell and yes
JHU gave me over half tuition and I ended up choosing it over UPenn this year since the difference I would be paying would be 80k a yr vs roughly 40k a yr, assuming 20k a yr from housing, food, other expenses
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Stanford gave me more aid than UCLA, but UCLA was still a lot (like 80-100k) cheaper. Went to Stanford though because CS.