u/FinancialBand6545

I know how much trash talk northeastern gets but I got my transfer decision today and my financial aid award ended up covering all my tuition. I also got into usc (no award estimate yet).

Is it worth giving up a t25 college to go to a school that basically won’t cost me as much.

I am upper middle class so I can afford the potential extra cost of usc but don’t know how much more valuable it is over a basically full ride.

My two main choices were usc (spring 2027) and northeastern (fall 2026). I most likely will end up choosing northeastern (pending I get accepted).

I really like more aspects of northeastern than usc related to myself academic wise as well as liking Boston more than Cali and I’m wondering how bad of a mistake this will be and if I’m making a childish decision choosing a school I just like more than rather going to the objectively better school.