Private school vs. State school
You might be looking into 3 colleges right now. One is your dream college. It has a great curriculum and every program you’ll ever need. It has a beautiful campus and tons to do. You couldn’t ask for more, except maybe one thing, a cheaper price tag. The school of your dreams costs about $40,000 a year including tuition, fees, room, and board.
Then there’s your second choice. It’s closer to home and offers a lot of good stuff. You like the campus and you know some friends there who love it. It has your program of choice and some cool activities you could get involved in. It’s your backup choice and costs about $28,000 for everything per year.
Finally is your last choice. It’s a state school and it costs $13,000 including everything and it has your major. That’s about all you know about it. You didn’t look much else into it because it’s a state school and all you need to know is that it’s your cheap alternative.
What is it about the $40,000 a year school that is so much better than the $28,000 dollar a year school? It’s pretty obvious. It’s just not as good. You love everything about the more expensive school, and the cheaper one is just not as good.
What about the $13,000 a year state school? Whether it’s because it’s so much cheaper or because it’s a “state” school, you probably didn’t even give it much of a chance. You want to know the truth? State schools are just as good as private expensive schools and sometimes better.
State colleges have had the idea of being “lesser” than the more expensive private schools. They might have been in the past, but not anymore. State schools today have been becoming very hard to get into. People are acknowledging how much cheaper they are and soon finding out that they are even better than many private schools.
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Go back and look over your school choices. Research the state schools and try to lean towards them. You will save money and you might even like it a lot more than you ever would have the private school.
While you’re looking into state schools, you might want to take a look at community colleges as well. Do a lot of research, though, because there are some not so good community colleges. Still, some are very good. If you go to a community college you can take care of all your general education requirements and save loads of money.
