Student seems to be attracted to Pitt’s rating but agree, price will be the deciding factor. And, I guess, the rating difference is not significant enough to chose it over UDel.
Between UMD and UDel (more expensive), there will be 7-10k difference per year in tuitions assuming the rest is comparable.
Both will have risks:
- UMD - first year you have to maintain 3.0 GPA and 30 credits to transfer automatically
- UDel - same pressure (maintain high rigorous/performance) to stay in honours with scholarship)
They also say, love school that loves you back - UD is clearly better in that respect.
On the other hand, in UMD might be easier in case of dips and major changes - you can take longer than 4 years and still pay in-state.
Ohhh, my student is torn and so am I.
Already ruled out other acceptances but these 2 (or 3) are hard