Help me pick a college

katrina1
Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:28:15 +0000

Purdue has a very innovative president who previously was the governor of Indiana. He is working to keep costs down at Purdue and also to introduce innovative ways for students to graduate without a lot of debt.

Here is a link you can check out:

https://www.purdue.edu/futureengineers/What%20To%20Know/Life%20at%20Purdue/Co-Ops%20and%20Internships.html

Michigan Tech may have a cost advantage over Purdue in terms of tuition and probably scholarships, but you may be able to take a little longer to get through Purdue and have both a lot of work experience and little debt. Also, do consider how you will get to Michigan Tech. It is a four hour drive from Duluth, MN. One of my concerns about having a kid attend college there is the safety of driving over winter break through very sparsely populated areas. I’m not sure there is a lot of public transportation available even around school breaks.

I hauled my daughter to both Purdue and Michigan Tech. She ended up applying to neither school because she is not set on being an engineer. In the end, you will benefit from all your searches because you will figure out what works best for you. Good luck!