<p>As everyone probably knows, the date is coming closer to confirm students’ college choice. I have been accepted to three different colleges and I am on a waitlisting for another (Oxford College). </p>
<p>Sweet Briar College, the University of Florida, and the University of South Florida</p>
<p>I don’t know which one of the three I should choose. It is quite difficult. Sweet Briar has the small classes, beautiful campus, and a better chance of an interactive relationship with professors. community housing. there is the negative side: $10,000 worth of loans. </p>
<p>UF has the better financial package. For me, it is a full ride, but there is not enough housing, so I probably will have to find someplace to off-campus to live. As a freshman, I don’t think I need that kind of experience just yet.oh yeah, it is a huge campus (over 33,000 people). i don’t know if i will like that. </p>
<p>USF: the financial package is okay. $500 loans and the rest is good. the dorms are better and I could one. oh and this is a big school too. comparable with UF.</p>
<p>Another problem is that I feel selfish if I choose a school where my parents will have to pay back a lot of loans. i’m getting scholarships, but as of how much, I don’t know. the scholarship banquet at my high school is not until May 6th.</p>
<p>Sweet Briar is a wonderful school but 10k a year for 4 years is 40k. Pop over to [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) and run the calculators to see how long that will take to pay off. Now think just what you could do with that kind of money.</p>
<p>See if you can find out about the scholarships before the banquet - tell your counselor that your college choice will be affected by how much money you get. And, find out which are renewable for four years.</p>
<p>I graduated from a women’s college, and I know how special the environment is. I am not giving you this advice light-heartedly. My last loan was paid off when I was 34. Please be very, very clear about what you are getting into with your college loans.</p>
<p>Sweet Briar is not close to being worth the loans. It is not Amherst or Williams after all. So that place is out. $500 in loans is not bad for guaranteed dorms so if you want the full dorm experience I would choose South Florida. Dorming is a a great part of the freshman(woman) experience and you should not miss out on it.</p>
<p>BTW you could call UF and tell them you want to go there but USF is guaranteeing dorms, since they gave you a full ride they might accomodate you.</p>