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Always go for the free ride.I am thinking of turning down a full-tuition scholarship for a similarly ranked school due to its location. I know it sounds crazy, I'll be commuting and the location scares me.
*Should I?
Hard to say whether it is worth it because I don't know how much this will impact your mental well-being and consequently, your performance in school. However, in my opinion, I don't know of any medical schools (and can't imagine any being) located somewhere so dangerous that it makes sense to turn down a full-tuition scholarship, especially given the other school is a similar tier.The crime in the area, I'm a very petite female for reference.
Cost of attendance for the second option is about 310k.
You can hire a body guard with that money 🙂The crime in the area, I'm a very petite female for reference.
Cost of attendance for the second option is about 310k.
Or take some of the money you would have spent on tuition and live in a doorman building, or in a safer area, or take uber to and from school….You can hire a body guard with that money 🙂
I second this. I went to undergrad in a location that outsiders swore was on the level of Gotham City, but people who actually lived there would tell you a completely different story. 300K is way too much money to give up on over a potential over-exaggerationI would reach out to people at the school you received a scholarship at and see what their thoughts are regarding the safety in the area; especially if any of them think it has impacted their ability to learn/perform. In my opinion, even if they say it is not the safest location - if they have all been able to work through it, I would still attend that school. It would become a matter of adapting to the environment of a worse location just like your colleagues did.