Should I have chosen the cheaper option?
SO I plan to go to University of Rhode Island in the fall (yayyy) to study marine biology but I was also accepted into University of Maine. The prices of these school are drastically different and Im hoping I made the right choice.
University of Rhode Island:
Cost of Attendance before financial aid:
$61,710
After Financial Aid
$46,210
University of Maine:
Cost of Attendance before financial aid:
$38,894
After Financial Aid
$23,894
URI seems good because of its connections to NOAA and other opportunities and there is the graduate school BUT Umaine is connected to Woods Hole I think and they also are well recognized. I am not FULLY convinced URI is 20k better. I am already going to URI now but IDK if I am stressing too bad, I am also only paying for half myself, my parents are paying the other half. Also I think this is before waiving school health insurance for both. (I also didnt tour umain, DUMB move)