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As a Umass Amherst alum, I knew a couple of people there who got into MIT, and didn't go due to the cost. There were lots of students at UMass, who were forego
by acomjean 7y ago
As a Umass Amherst alum, I knew a couple of people there who got into MIT, and didn't go due to the cost. There were lots of students at UMass, who were foregoing private schools. Those tuitions seem like a bargin today.
You probably got a good package. That was about 25 years ago, when Tufts was the first college to break to 20k/year barrier.
- junar 7y agoAs they mention, financial aid is the big factor. I suspect that the majority of people turning down these schools would not be eligible for significant financial aid awards. MIT without financial aid: $67,342 MIT with "average" financial aid: $18,025 UMass in-state: $29,876 https://web.mit.edu/facts/tuition.html https://web.mit.edu/facts/tuition.html https://www.umass.edu/umfa/undergraduates/costs https://www.umass.edu/umfa/undergraduates/costs