| Considering U Michigan (OOS), W&M Monroe Scholars (OOS), Lafayette ($25,000/yr merit) and Northeastern ($20,00 merit/yr) for Poly Sci/Econ |
| Net cost of each? |
Your DD wants DCUM to decide? |
| UMich. |
| Lafayette |
| For that major, W&M. |
Anything but W&M so my kid can get off the waitlist and go there. |
| Approximate Net cost of each: Michigan ($310,000), W&M ($275,000), Lafayette ($235,000), Northeastern ($245,000) |
| Michigan |
| If you have that much coin to drop on a college education, it does not much matter where she goes. she will be successful no matter what. |
| W&M |
| Michigan |
| Splitting hairs, are we? Either of them will be just fine |
| Lafayette — Marquis award? Lots of extras? |
If she really has no preference at all, Northeastern would probably be the best for internships (Fidelity: MassMutual, the Boston Fed), and I think a private school would be more comfortable for the student. So, Northeastern. I think it’s a hot school that’s on the rise. |