<p>Hey Happymomof1,</p>
<p>Actually UVa and UGA are both free! UVa offered a full financial aid package covering tuition, room and board, food, etc. It totaled out to nearly $50,000! I haven’t received my aid package at UGA yet but I live in state and I’ll be receiving the Pell Grant and a few scholarships so it’s basically free as well!</p>
<p>Haha if cost were a factor, this decision would be so much easier! However, it’s not and I’m left to decide which university is a better match with my interests. My dad told me that I can basically turn UVa into the type of school I’m looking for (in other words, I define my own experience). However, I can’t help but feel as if I’ll be missing out on something if I don’t attend UGA.</p>
<p>At UGA I’ll be treated special (they go through great lengths to ensure that they’re Honor students have an abundance of resources). Moreover, I’ll receive a scholarship for 4k in spending money (I can spend it on anything I want to), I’ll be in Honors, I’ll have the ability to partake in research with respected professors and I’ll be exempt from 6 classes through AP credits (I’ll only be exempt from about 3 at UVa).</p>
<p>It seems like the only reason I’m even considering UVa is because of the prestige and the business school. Everything else pales in comparison to the opportunities I’ll have at UGA.</p>
<p>@noimagination,
Why do you believe UVa would be a good match?</p>