I chose Caltech in 2004 partly because of the status and partly because their financial aid was much better than the other 3 national colleges I got into. Off t

I chose Caltech in 2004 partly because of the status and partly because their financial aid was much better than the other 3 national colleges I got into. Off the top of my head the relative cost of education for me would have been: - Caltech (low 5-figures) - MIT (+50%) - Notre Dame (+100%) - Stanford (+150% at least) Also, not much snow in Pasadena. Too soon? :-)