<p>I had already selected slik nik’s comment for myself when I read the previous post. I’d think that you’ll have doubts either way - favorite school vs $100K. Rice is a great school, and I’d rather be worried “oh no, this school is only 93% as good in my major - what did I DO?” than “oh no, now I’ll never be able to afford grad school in my major - what did I DO?”.</p>