Hey guys, just wanted your two cents on this:

I've been accepted to Georgetown University and Boston College Honors Program.
I would need to pay 35K to go to BC but only 23K to go to Georgetown (difference is all in scholarship). What would you guys do? I really liked BC more, because I'm from CT and like Boston better as a city, but I really can't justify that extra money. Oh and I should add, I have to pay 100% for my education- my parents aren't giving me a dime.

 

Georgetown is a good college, and sounds like you are trying to save money. I would hit up Georgetown...

 

two words for you student loan. Either school is going to get you somewhere, georgetown is really exspensive. Im from maryland and have visted there and everything is exspensive...hell everything in DC is exspensive.

 

Go with your heart. You'll only regret it later. I'm 47 and still regret my college choice.

 

Bonus points for MGIB, one of the reasons I joined the Coast Guard, was for college money, $48,000 of it to be exact, plus tuition assistance if I need it.

 

You can't get any financial aid? FAFSA? Anything?

 

Skip college and get a job in McDonalds management.. Its much more rewarding to repeat the phrase "would you like fries with that?" 83 times a day.

 

oh yeah, either way I'm taking a student loan and worrying about it later. Yeah I'm pretty torn up between those two, 90K in loans and 150K in loans is a lot difference.

 

Maybe do some research into cost of living in both locations to make sure that you are comparing apples to apples on your expenses. If you can live for less in Boston for 4yrs, then the numbers might even up even with the differences in tuition.

This is entirely possible as DC can be very expensive if you want to live in a place where you can go outside at night without getting killed.

I'm guessing that you may grow tired of dorm life after a few years.

Another factor to think about is - Where do you want to end up after college? This is difficult to know right now, but if you think you want to be a lobbyist, then go to DC. If you want to develop a funny accent and sound like the mayor of Springfield, then go to BC.

 

If your carreer is going to be the same thing either way, go with the cheapest one.. They are both reputable colleges, and it will only be 4 years of your life that you may sacrafice some of the finer accomodations the lesser one has to offer.