In-state or Out-of-State

[Lacysmom]

So, I'm sure this topic has been brought up before on SDN and will be brought up again, but I'm trying to figure out what school to go to and I would like some prospective of other students and possibly some veterinarians who are actually in the real world right now.
I was accepted for a contract position at Mississippi State. I am waitlisted at Cornell. I'm still waiting to hear back from Auburn and UGA, UGA being the only other institution where I have the chance at getting IS tuition. My problem is obviously the large difference in tuition between my IS and OOS school. But, Cornell is a GREAT school and I loved Auburn when I visited for my interview. MSU is great too, but I really hate to choose, especially when the choice will boil down to where I have to pay the least amount of tuition. I want to go to the place that I feel will make me the BEST veterinarian that I can possibly be, but I also don't want to be in debt for my entire life.
What do you guys think? Can anyone chime in who made a choice to go OOS instead of IS and vice versa?

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[BlackDog17]

All accredited schools are going to have nearly identical curricula and educational standards. There isn't any one school that's going to make you a better veterinarian than the others. Unless you have some particular reason for avoiding a school (such as being unable or unwilling to live in that area) then go to whichever school is cheapest.

 

[TooLove]

All other things being equal...choose the one that will cost you the least amount of money.

 

[wildcatj]

Vet school is seriously just going to be what you make of it. You can learn a lot of you can learn little at any school. Every school has it's upsides and downsides. Go to the cheapest one. You'll thank yourself in the long run.