After initially deciding against Alabama, now I'm considering it again

aeromom
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 03:58:33 +0000

You mention that you feel Mizzou feels better - and I would normally tell you to go with your gut and where you would feel best.

But no matter how you slice it, your choice really IS about the money, unfortunately. That is a total of $80,000 saved that you’re talking about (over 4 years). That is a sizable down payment on a house…it is grad school…it is 1/4 the cost of raising a child to age 18…Regardless, debt = bad. Don’t feel bad about receiving free money when it is offered.

It is not too late to choose UA. Make the most of what you’ve been given and go be amazing at UA. Good luck with your choice, but I’m telling you, you cannot go wrong with UA. (Can you do better? perhaps…but you can’t go wrong…and that’s the truly great thing about UA: you can’t go wrong!) If you do choose Mizzou, make sure that you fully understand Mizzou’s requirements for continuing with any scholarship you have been offered. I’ve known some students having to bail after failing to re-qualify there. (not sure how NMF works, if that’s the case)