<p>Squirgle and freeskier,</p>
<p>Squirgle mentioned earlier that he was in a very “similar” position as freeskier. Though it may seem like this at first, this is simply not true. I just don’t want freeskier to be confused about this and base his decision as to how Squirgle based his ultimate decision. Here’s why:</p>
<p>freeskeir is NOT in the same position as Squirzle. Comparing Cornell with Colorado is NOT like comparing Cornell with Madison.</p>
<p>Madison is ranked #15 in the best engineering schools in the country. Cornell is ranked #12. They are almost the same ranking and prestige. Colorado lags both these universities significantly - its ranking is a far 33. Madison is far better than Colorado and almost as good as Cornell.</p>
<p>Furthermore, freeskier doesn’t get a full ride scholarship at Colorado like you would be getting at Madison. He has to pay regardless of what school he goes to - the only difference is that he pays more to attend Cornell. Personally, I think it would be a very smart decision for freeskeir to attend Cornell. </p>
<p>For Squirzle, I think it was a smart move to go for Madison. A full ride scholarship to attend a school just as excellent but not as popular as Cornell (hint: Madison) is obviously smarter than choosing Cornell and taking 120,000 dollars in debt when you could have gone to the other school for free!</p>
<p>Squirzle, I came up with this specific debt amount because of the info you gave earlier in your posts: you said your parents take a 20K loan for 4 years and you take a 10K loan.</p>
<p>freeskier has also grown up and spent all his life in Colorado - I really think it would mentally benefit him to experience a sorroundings change.</p>