Is $24K tuition difference a lot to consider?

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I got into two schools that I really wanted to go. (Cali and Chicago)

However, tuitions for those schools go for around 160k for 4 years while other schools like Nova would be 136k.

Living in Florida would be definitely cheaper- would save me roughly more than 24K for 4 years.

Do you guys think its smarter to go to cheaper school? I never liked florida weather.

 

[car guy doc]

Gotta consider everything, not just tuition, there are many other living expenses. That said -- there's more to life than money. If youre gonna spend 4 years of your life somewhere, it better be somewhere you like. And besides, after school, you'll get a good job and pay back the debt no matter what -- the difference is probably within a couple hundred a month more over the course of 10-20 years, not a huge difference. Use one of the student loan repayment calculators online to see if youre super concerned