Rutgers vs NYU

omgitsjack
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:08:14 +0000

I’ve been accepted at both of these schools. I wanted to do an Mathematics-Economics major at NYU, but I don’t think they offer it at Rutgers. I’d probably just do Mathematics or Physics in that case. NYU will end up costing roughly $27k/year, while Rutgers would be $23k/year (Out of State). Mother wants me to go to Rutgers, because that’s the max she can afford and I’d have to take out the rest in loans. I’d like to go to NYU because it’s far more prestigious and has a better location. She is almost refusing to let me take out loans, but I’m 18 and $16k in loans at the end of college isn’t really that bad, is it?

Second question is, how do the academics stack up? Would going to NYU give me a large advantage for getting into a top Grad school (would like to persue an MBA)?