| Phoenix,
Can't offer much advice, but can tell you that you are not the only one struggling with this decision. Quite a bit of similarity between you and my son as he also was rejected from Penn State Architecture. Although he says he's fine with that, I know he's disappointed.
He decided not to apply to Syracuse, but in hindsight it might have been a good choice. Not sure what it was he didn't like as he knew Slocum would be ready for '08, and he liked the people he met at the warehouse, something about the program didn't appeal to him, I just don't know.
Accepted at RPI with 16K merit aid, but like you, it's still above our budget.
Accepted to three other schools, Cal Poly, no aid but reasonable cost (in state) super Arch school, but unlikely to get on campus housing and the CA cutbacks are going to be huge and won't turn around in his time there, so we have concerns on how it will effect Arch there. Plus- he wants to get out of CA (go figure!).
That leaves two other "less known" Arch programs that he's been accepted to, but still waiting on financial aid.
As this thread is dealing somewhat with non-elite Arch schools, I'd like to ask anyone reading if they have comments on my sons "lesser" schools; Wentworth Institute of Technology and Roger Williams University?
Anyway Phoenix, good luck with you future. |