Full Ride versus ivy

Faline2
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:02:37 +0000

Congrats on getting into UPenn and winning top honors at Univ of MD. If you provided us with a bit more about your course of study and an “impact” statement re dropping close to 200 grand on undergrad college…you would get better responses…ie if you are majoring in Chem perhaps you will be able to find funding for a doctorate…not as likely in other career paths…

(we just did the expensive path at Duke. we failed to anticipate A. The recession B. the drop in our home value C. the fact that our second son’s graduate schools will require our FAFSA until he is 28 in many cases.) Our son is happy, we are in debt. He is going into business which is highly regarded at the Univ of VA…so perhaps we weren’t sensible, but then…he didn’t know he was going into business when he was 18.

There is something to be said for graduating at the top of your UMD class when applying to some graduate programs…

that said, I am sure UPenn is a fine college experience on its own terms…

But I would heartily advise you to embrace the Bannecker and give it all your love and devotion for the next four years and watch something else great happen for you–seriously…you need to think about how many years you are going to be in higher education and plan accordingly