Boston University or Northeastern University?

katliamom
Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:39:40 +0000

Public schools rarely give significant FA to out of state students.
With private schools, it doesn’t matter whether they are in or out of state. Tuition is the same for both.

Your list of CA publics is good, although you probably know how hard it is to get into UCLA and Cal these days. UCSB is a bit easier, and SFSU will be the easiest.

I think you should also apply to UCSD, a very good school, and consider Davis/Santa Cruz.

Of your CA privates, Occidental is probably the easiest to get into & possibly get aid in. USC has gotten very competitive for FA and selective for admission. Pitzer would be a good choice as well, but in general the Claremont Colleges (of which Pitzer is part) are hard to get into. I’m also not sure how good their FA is. Something you should look into.