Choosing Full Ride Vs. Selective College?

[ucbalumnus]

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@PurpleTitan

but stick with the original example: would you pay your annual income for CalTech/Mudd instead of Arizona honors? Easy decision or no?

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<p>Would a more reasonable hypothetical be between Caltech / Harvey Mudd versus the much lower cost SD Mines / NM Tech, since they are all small engineering-focused schools?</p>