Hunter College or Rutgers?

abat007
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:06:06 +0000

I got into all three campuses at Rutgers and into the Honors program at the Newark campus. The problem is, I’m a NY resident and Rutgers’ tuition is really expensive for me. I would have to pay back around $20,000/yr in loans and such. No scholarships because I didn’t apply by the Dec.1 deadline (stupid, I know). Today is my last day to enroll, otherwise I have to reapply for next year.

I’m also considering SUNY New Paltz, but again, the loans will be around $10,000/yr. Obviously, money is definitely an issue, and I wouldn’t want to graduate with any debt at all (probably impossible, I know, but having to pay $80k back? well…).

Should I just go with Hunter? I can always transfer, right? Should I take a year off and apply to different schools later? I suck at making decisions…I need ALL the help I can get here.