<p>Well according to US news, UT Austin has 29% of students receiving pell grants vs. 17% at Cornell. UT Austin is also significantly bigger than Cornell.</p>
<p>The way one spends their money on education is a personal choice. Going to a school like Cornell or another Ivy is always a great investment and there is a reason that these schools have such wonderful reputations. The faculty are great, there are an incredible amount of opportunities on campus, and there is a great community of intelligent and hardworking students. But I also understand why people choose to stay in state if money is tight. What I said about alienation has to do with the fact that Ivies have a lot of students who are incredibly wealthy and have very visible social lives as well as less economic diversity. This may bother some people, but is more a fault of the campus culture that needs to improve.</p>