If Cornell is not mentioned here, I will. Cornell contract colleges are 15k less for NY residents. You can save money in going to one of those schools and then transfer to other schools. As an example, you can major in biology in college of agriculture as well as in A&S. It’s relatively easy to transfer between those colleges as long as you have required courses.
Both of my kids went to Cornell. Their main ECs were ballet. One majored in math & Econ, another in philosophy. They had very full college experiences at Cornell even though Ithaca was not a large city. My older daughter really wanted to be in a large city, but it didn’t work out that way. She said she was very happy she went to Cornell because it was an experience she wouldn’t have had otherwise. She now lives and work in NYC. One thing to keep in mind is going to a school in a large city will often require more spending money. It is much better to work/live in a city when one has money to spend.
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