Chapman or UCI? Need to decide and confused! Please help :)

outwhere
Sat, 12 May 2018 19:52:23 +0000

My daughter (finishing her Sophomore year at Chapman in health science) had her final choice between Chapman and UCI. With scholarships, the cost was the same. She preferred the smaller classes and relationships with professors at Chapman and she likes the town atmosphere. On our tour, professors stopped us and knew the student guide…that left a very good impression on my daughter. And she does, indeed, have strong bonds with some professors. UCI has a better reputation because they are better known, but we looked at admitted students’ SAT scores and they were close. Having said all this, $16,000 a year is a big difference. Is that affordable for your family or will it be debt? That would be a factor for us. As I told my daughter, go where you will be happiest…and best of luck to you.