UofM vs CMU and MSU - Help?

Rabban
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:59:08 +0000

My suggestion is wait & see. That is- you should decide after you see actual UM’s aid package. If the real out of pocket expense (i.e. COA – Finaid) is less than 10K/year, I’d go to UM and incur 40K debt. Remember, you can knock down ~5K/yr by working during summer & school yr and reduce your total debt close to 20K, which is the national average for undergrads.

Sometimes, you gotta suck it up and go for what you really want. As evidenced by your great academic achievements, you are an exceptional student and I hate to see a star valedictorian student go to a lesser college because of money. Remember, UM is in a totally different level than CMU.