But good enough. The original poster mentioned the importance of a happy school, a very underrated criteria when choosing a college. And students at Notre Dame tend to report being very happy with their experience. |
Why on earth would anyone choose USC over Yale, unless if USC is a free ride?
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The kid MUST have a opinion between these two. |
I love me some W&M but gotta be VT for this |
Totally dependent on major and if they want a 7k student body vs 30k (23k more students). I’m a Hokie stem alum- but I have one at UVA and one at WM. Fit, size, major all matter. |
Plenty of Domers in intelligence |
VCU
Temple Drexel Towson Morgan Business major. AA girl, who is first gen. Shy and studious. Wants to be in or near the city and loves going to basketball games. She prefers to not go to a party school and wants to be surrounded by a decent amount of serious students. |
This PP and having heartburn: Syracuse is 85k - no scholarships. Awaiting fafsa |
Drexel. Avoid VCU at all costs: really, really bad area. Haven't heard great things on Towson either. |
Yes, Fordham, for same reason. |
For social reasons. I have a young relative who is at USC now who chose it over Yale. Another who chose it over Cornell. All about the social network. |
Drexel. |
My child applied to Drexel and wouldn’t consider the others academically. Morgan State also in an unsafe area, despite the newer shopping near it. If cost is a factor I’d pick Towson. |
W&M is completely unlike the others. If it is a fit, go there. If your kid prefers the significantly larger schools, I think VT honors with in-state tuition would be attractive. |
UIUC CS is top-rated and is leagues ahead of any of these other options especially when it comes to recruiting. 23k/yr is a lot, but I wouldn't discredit it based off that alone, especially if DC is set on CS. |