Decisions Help!-- full ride Vanderbilt vs. Columbia?

Commodore15
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:55:45 +0000

Do you have ANY other schools that you can attend lucratively? I can understand fit being a problem; I’m a freshman at Vanderbilt and could never see myself going to school in NYC. Rest assured that if you must attend Vanderbilt, you will not be lacking for a social life or academic rigor.

I would advise someone in your situation against Columbia. 80k in debt + interest on that debt + high cost of living in NYC + the 21k a year that your parents would save otherwise and the stress resulting from such a financial situation would make Columbia completely unjustifiable in my book. Then again, you are the only one who can put a price on your happiness.