<p>bettzke -
It’s difficult. On one hand, I loved Elon’s campus - but Wake’s prestige is hard to overlook. As far as my sisters go - one has told me she wants me to go to the school I want to, even if it means breaking away and going to Wake. My other sister, however, is literally begging me to come with her to Elon. She’s the most dependent of the 3 and has even started to cry when I mention going to Wake. The majority of my family is also pro-Elon. </p>
<p>The country I’m from is extremely generous with scholarship $, but all recepients have to sign a student bond saying they’ll return to the country for a period equivalent to the scholarship duration. Most people are not concerned with a school’s “prestige” - only the grades you attained while pursuing your degree, so it would make the most sense to go to Elon and then graduate school (at a more well-known university, if I am looking for the prestige) so I could save about $80,000 for my undergrad. education.</p>