Go Fordham or go free?

Lcarri13
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:15:53 +0000

I am a National Merit Semi-finalist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have been offered a full-ride to the local college, the University of New Mexico, which is right in Albuquerque. The issue is, I’ve also been accepted to Fordham in NY. I think i want to study medicine, and UNM has a wonderful medical program, but ever since i was younger I’ve always wanted to go to school out of state. Fordham has offered me a full-tuition scholarship, but the room and board fees are close to $15,000. My mom also doesn’t like the idea of me living in New York, but I find the idea appealing.

So, what should I do? I know going to school for free is great, and I will already rack up fees for medical school, but I just hate the idea of settling because of money. Does this make sense? Does anyone else have this problem?