<p>If you in yuor heart would like to stay at UVa…is there anything you could do to bring down the cost of attending UVa. </p>
<p>Could you get a job as an RA to eleiminate the cost of housing? Are there any paid research jobs or internships you could get to alleviate the amount of debt you and your family must assume? </p>
<p>Also factor in what the costs of commuting to campus may be–do you have transportation available? The cost of a car and parking and gas/bus or train fare? Meals on campus when not on a food plan? Obviously these costs do not approach the cost of staying at UVa but they still add up.</p>
<p>Is there any way your family could qualify for FA? Can you apply for departmental scholarships for upperclassmen?</p>
<p>One more thing to investigate is outcomes–talk to the placement offices at both schools and see how many interviewers come to campus and where and how many students are placed at the time of graduation or within a few months after–and with what employers.</p>