Decision Time: UNLV, SDSU or UNR?

DjBoom777
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 22:04:30 +0000

It has been 14 months since I first became active here on CC. I had narrowed down my college searches, from 25 schools nationwide to seven schools on the West Coast. Dreams of NYU, UC Irvine and University of Washington have been struck down by the reality of cost and student debt. I ended up only applying and getting into three schools, with only one being out of state:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Reno
San Diego State University

Like I said, I have been successfully accepted to all three of these schools and I have received my financial aid packages. UNR estimates $22,000 a year while SDSU estimates $34,900. Here in my hometown, UNLV estimates $20,500 a year (with housing) while living at home would cost roughly $8,500 a year. You could easily split living on campus at UNLV or at home into a third and fourth option in itself! With an EFC of $16,000 from my FAFSA, its safe to say that I’m not eligible for much financial aid from the government. Before anyone helps give me any advice they have: I’m a Filipino-American born and raised in Las Vegas who wants to pursue Civil Engineering. Now, can anyone help me decide on where I should go for the next step in my life? ANY advice would be appreciated, thanks!