State Schools Vs. Private universities.

umcp11
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:44:53 +0000

LOL.

What kind of question is this?

There are tons of state schools…and tons of privates…how can lump hundreds of unique schools into two categories like this? You can’t even make general statements such as “one is bigger” (since some publics are much smaller than some privates) or “one is more expensive” (since sometimes privates give better financial aid packages).

Picking a school never comes down to private vs. public, it comes down to academics, fit, and cost.

The answer is: depends on the school and what you’re looking to do there. And your cost comparison. Oftentimes, it ends up that students prefer privates somewhat more in terms of academics and fit (due to the fact that they are more self-selected), but then the cost is so vastly different, that the state uni still trumps.