UCONN or Penn State?

DreamingOutLoud
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:40:03 +0000

Jec7384, I apologize for being unclear but I actually have not applied to Penn state yet. The deadline is at the end of the month and I considered doing so just in case I did not get into the 10 private schools that I applied to or did not get sufficient aid from then. Since Penn State is more of a low match for me, I assumed their would be a slight possibility of getting good aid but as many mentioned, it still probably wouldn’t be as cheap as Uconn.

While I would love to go out of state and do hope that I will still have the opportunity to do so I’m unsure if Penn State would be worth it. While I would love to go to school that fits me better then UConn, and Penn may be the better choice, I don’t want to overload on loans.

“Don’t pick a school just based on rankings…it seems that some on the board are advising you to do so and telling you that you’d be making a mistake if you do otherwise.”

^You’re completely right. The rankings don’t exactly apply to everyone. There are schools that I’d choose over other schools that are way higher in ranking.