<p>If I got into Cooper Union, Olin University, Columbia, and Cornell, where should I go?</p>
<p>In one aspect, Cooper and Olin offer free undergraduate tuition, and are respected colleges.
On the other hand, Columbia and Cornell are Ivy League schools, without free tuition.</p>
<p>Currently, I have 1 income coming into the family and a brother who is one year older and is a freshman in college. Finances are becoming quite important. </p>
<p>Thanks for the opinions.</p>
<p>Wait until financial aid packages come in.</p>
<p>I personally would choose Columbia because I know they will give me a good financial aid package if I got in (1 small income for family of five).</p>
<p>However if you get into the Ivy League they will give you good financial aid if you need it, so you can pick the one you like the best.</p>
<p>If you are going to grad school, pick the cheapest one.</p>
<p>I would probably choose Olin because it’s amazing.</p>
<p>Unless the one income is high, the privates could be close in cost, run your numbers.</p>
<p>I’d choose Franklin W. Olin College Of Engineering, best engineering school in the country, small, great campus life, and free!</p>
<p>Cooper Union may be tuition free, but you do have to pay room and board which is expensive since its in NYU, Olin is free for everything</p>
<p>Olin students pay for room, board, and required laptop computer.</p>
<p>The cost differences may not be all that much after aid.</p>