<p>Hi, I’m a student torn between two colleges: Mount Holyoke and Providence.
They’re both good schools, but as far as the ranking and academics go, MHC is considered higher(?) than Providence. The problem is that I’m from a middle-class family without much money to spare for an undergraduate college. I’ve received a full-tuition scholarship and been invited to Liberal Arts Honors program from PC, which I had been planning to attend until my dad suggested he pay for MHC no matter what. In the long-term, I think it’d be wiser to go to PC and spend the money for graduate school, but I’m worried that I’ll be foregoing a huge opportunity. The total expenses for attending MHC will be twice as much as those for PC, so I’m in the biggest dilemma of my life. </p>
<p>So, if you were me, which would you choose: academics (and probably reputation) or money?</p>