okay, a question about nyu.

mom2collegekids
Sat, 15 May 2010 08:06:12 +0000

*I don’t want to bash UGA because it’s not so bad, but honestly, it’s a party school, and they focus so much on sports, academics almost seem secondary. *

that is such a bad stereotype of big sports schools.

At any big sports school, you’ll have a party element. However, that does NOT mean that serious students can’t get a fine education. The sports atmosphere is completely separate from academics. The profs aren’t more laid-back and less academically oriented just because the school has a popular football team.

And, at any big school, you’re going to have some rather easy majors whose students can party more than others. That doesn’t mean that the kids in the harder majors aren’t working hard and learning. And, for those who work hard, that can also mean having a “mental break” and occasionally take part in some fun campus activities…such as a Saturday football game.

You’re in-state for Georgia and you get HOPE. You’d also get Pell and other fed aid. UGA will likely be the most.

I forget if you’re planning on med school or not. If so, you need to minimize any loans as an undergrad.

What are your stats? If they’re high enough, then you have a couple of other options…

1. getting into a full-need school

2. getting into a big scholarship school.

You might want to look at Loyola-Maryland. They are often generous to URMs.