Rice vs. Almost Full Ride at SUNY Binghamton

Tilgaham
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:15:24 +0000

If the difference is a mountain: say like 45k vs 22k, then it makes less sense to choose Rice. If you’re only looking at like 5-10k in difference, it’s a lot easier to stomach. I chose Rice over Vanderbilt, despite Vandy being almost 5000 a year cheaper (I want to say 7500 at Vandy versus about 13k at Rice). In that range, its conceivable that you can work a bit, or take on a small amount of debt.

However if you’re looking at 20k/year in difference, it makes a ton less sense. If you have to finance that with loans, you’re closing in on 90k (w/ interest) by the time you graduate, as well as accumulation while you’re in med school. However, if you end up doing something that doesn’t require med school, you’ll have more fallback options at Rice.

Edit: @Boots: We miss youuuu. When do you come back?
In the end, I couldn’t justify picking my #1 choice last may (Notre Dame), because it would have cost me almost double what Rice did (and even more in comparison to my cheapest choice). While that decision hurt for about a semester, I love Rice and wouldn’t trade it for the world now.