Rutgers SAS Honors (full ride) vs. Vanderbilt

[fallenchemist]

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@mytwosons

Vanderbilt is a great school and you should be very proud of yourself for getting accepted there. If money is not an issue for you I would say go there.

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@SoundOfSilence

Vanderbilt (through grants and Work-Study) is offering me about $33,000 in aid per year - this, with the ~$61,000/year cost of attendance, means that I would be paying about $28,700 per year to attend. I’m not sure whether there are any merit scholarships I can still apply for (or apply after my freshman year there), so $28,700/year seems like it would be the final price to attend Vandy. Based on loan calculators and whatnot, I’d be going into ~$150,000 of debt after four years (my parents says they won’t contribute anything, and would rather I take out loans).

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<p>I would say that money is a HUGE issue. I sure hope he chose Rutgers!</p>