JC177007
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Hello,
I am posting this thread in order to see other people's opinions. I am really grateful to have been accepted to Midwestern but I also got waitlisted to UF and wanted to see what other people would decide if they were in my shoes. Midwestern is my instate school. While that does not matter for tuition purposes I do have a strong support system here for instance friends that I have known for six years, a boyfriend and family. While people always say go to your cheapest school in this case Midwestern and UF would be the same price. In this case UF would be perhaps 5k-10k more expensive than midwestern due to the cost of moving across the country and plane tickets (for me and my pets) when traveling back home for vacation . The reason for this is because due to Midwestern being my instate school I am able to stay home with parents and commute to the school (I live an hour away but I have gotten advice from a midwestern student that I am able to do this for the next four years). I am interested in pursuing either exotics or specialize perhaps in surgery or pathology obviously this can change in the matter of 4 years.
Here's my math:
Midwestern is usually 471,807 for all four years, cost of living and fees vs UF is 316,526 for all four years, cost of living and fees
Due to being able to live with my parents I can save around 145,176 dollars. Therefore making Midwestern 326,631 with tuition and fees. While this is technically 10k more than UF I do not believe the AAVMC website comparison tool factors in the cost of moving across the country which I estimate can be 5,000 - 7,000 dollars. As well as perhaps 2500 for plane tickets each year to go back home for me and my dog ( thanksgiving, Christmas and summer) making it around 10,000 dollars. I am leaning towards midwestern more than UF but want to make sure I am making the right decision due to maybe wanting to pursuing exotics or specializing in surgery .
I am posting this thread in order to see other people's opinions. I am really grateful to have been accepted to Midwestern but I also got waitlisted to UF and wanted to see what other people would decide if they were in my shoes. Midwestern is my instate school. While that does not matter for tuition purposes I do have a strong support system here for instance friends that I have known for six years, a boyfriend and family. While people always say go to your cheapest school in this case Midwestern and UF would be the same price. In this case UF would be perhaps 5k-10k more expensive than midwestern due to the cost of moving across the country and plane tickets (for me and my pets) when traveling back home for vacation . The reason for this is because due to Midwestern being my instate school I am able to stay home with parents and commute to the school (I live an hour away but I have gotten advice from a midwestern student that I am able to do this for the next four years). I am interested in pursuing either exotics or specialize perhaps in surgery or pathology obviously this can change in the matter of 4 years.
Here's my math:
Midwestern is usually 471,807 for all four years, cost of living and fees vs UF is 316,526 for all four years, cost of living and fees
Due to being able to live with my parents I can save around 145,176 dollars. Therefore making Midwestern 326,631 with tuition and fees. While this is technically 10k more than UF I do not believe the AAVMC website comparison tool factors in the cost of moving across the country which I estimate can be 5,000 - 7,000 dollars. As well as perhaps 2500 for plane tickets each year to go back home for me and my dog ( thanksgiving, Christmas and summer) making it around 10,000 dollars. I am leaning towards midwestern more than UF but want to make sure I am making the right decision due to maybe wanting to pursuing exotics or specializing in surgery .