I'm in a weird position.

hmom5
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:17:03 +0000

While I’m glad you had a good interview, which you are correct means nothing, I would be planning not counting on Princeton which is just a super long shot for anyone without a hook.

You have not addressed whether your parents will cover any of the $20K or whether all the loans would be yours.

While I understand the majority on CC will always say go with the free ride, I think in some cases that can be penny wise and pound foolish. The kind of jobs open to Chicago econ grads can make $80K look like chump change in short order. Going into business you would command a higher salary from day one and access to a set of jobs you won’t have from the others. You would have a better chance at top MBA programs. And if you want to get a PhD, teach at the college level or do research, the Chicago degree will get you jobs the others won’t also.

So I’d think through career goals.

Some things are worth paying for and there’s a huge gap between the Ohio schools and Chicago.