Columbia Waitlist Class of 2029

[ucbalumnus]

Someone reported a wait list admission:

GaTech [$25k] vs Columbia [$8k wait list admission] Computer Science

I need some input because I am conflicted between two schools. Currently, I am enrolled at Gatech for upcoming fall semester as a freshman for computer science. I just got off the waitlist at Columbia though and now have to decide before next monday. The amount of loans I would need for gatech made my initial decision to enroll there hard. Where should I go? Cost: Gatech ≈ 25k a year Columbia ≈ 8k a year Location: Gatech is 9 hours driving and is most likely going to have to be flights to get down there. Columbia is a 5 hour drive and is accessible by train. College Credits: For Gatech, I would basically have all core and humanities classes out the way and could jump straight into comp sci classes. I have around 40 dual enrollment and aps that I could transfer in. Columbia doesn’t take any dual enrollments, so I could bring in 6 ap credits that would satisfy maybe two humanities. Ranking: Gatech. I have seen this school anywhere from 5-7 for comp sci. Columbia. I have seen…