Price Sway

[WORDisBOND]

When juggling several acceptances, at what point does a significantly cheaper school become the obvious choice for you? 20k? 30k? 40k? Say you had an option, like Penn, that gives you a great shot at specializing, but will end up costing you 80k more than another option, say a state school, that may not tote such impressive specialization rates? Is there any hard cut off for you? obviously this is personal and won't be the same for everyone.

 

[sgv]

When juggling several acceptances, at what point does a significantly cheaper school become the obvious choice for you? 20k? 30k? 40k? Say you had an option, like Penn, that gives you a great shot at specializing, but will end up costing you 80k more than another option, say a state school, that may not tote such impressive specialization rates? Is there any hard cut off for you? obviously this is personal and won't be the same for everyone.

u first

 

[lwen5]

Assuming living expenses would be similar, I would say if the difference is no greater than $40k, I would be willing to attend the more expensive school.

 

[kevin512]

ask a finance friend this question, look at a debt calculator, or go to whitecoatinvestor.com

When I entered d-school, my sister put everything in black and white for me. With the crappy loan rates right now, $40k is no joke.

 

[Glimmer1991]

I am attending a school that is about 30k more expensive than my next choice. However, my debt is low either way, which factors into it. I think the "breaking point" would have been a difference of more than 40k.