<p>if your daughter is serious about math or math-related majors, I’d push hard for Hopkins despite the debt. The level of debt your family/your daughter are comfortable with, however, is strictly personal.</p>
<p>Rationale:
-JH math program can’t be beat. she will be challenged by her peers and in the classroom. If she wants to do something quantitative (or even consulting) after college, the Hopkins brand goes a LONG way for those that major in the quants/sciences. The companies that recruit from Hopkins are a level above Villanova or American. NOt to say wouldn’t have a shot at either of those school–just that she’d have to work a lot harder to get to a top company.</p>
<p>On the flip side, your daughter will likely find the math majors to me a much smaller group at Villanova. If she’s considering a double major, or perhaps if she’s interested in teaching match post-college, then I’d suggest going to the school from which she’d rack up less debt.</p>
<p>Do sports/quality of life/party scene make a difference? I think she’ll have more “fun” at Villanova, though that’s not saying she’ll be bored and lonely at JHU.</p>