Harvard vs Stanford vs Jefferson Scholarship at UVA

SomeDancinPanda
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:40:50 +0000

Thank you for all your responses so far - I should add that, were I to accept Stanford or Harvard, I would be likely to end up with a sizeable sum of student debt. I would recieve some financial aid from Harvard but next to none from Stanford, so it would be my responsibility to pay back the money after graduation. I’m worried this could trap me into picking a better paid job that I may not enjoy long term, preventing me from taking risks.

Socially, however, I do think the diverse, open minded student bodies at Harvard and Stanford are a better fit for me than UVA.

I know that Stanford is the best fit for me as a University, but is it worth graduating with a fair amount of student debt for the sake of going there?