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Hi!
I have been accepted to OkState OOS (from Texas) and I am on the waitlist for Purdue. I was fully intending to submit my acceptance this week, but a newly accepted student from Purdue said I had a good chance of being called off of it despite it being unranked. So if they call, I would like to be prepared. What are the pros and cons of each or what school would you pick and why? I will visit Okstate soon too, to gage the 'atmosphere'. My main interest is in research (genetic engineering, animal models) and so I’m not sure if to have or not have the tracking option affects me much (okstate doesn’t have option to).
Right now these are my pros for OkState
1. Closer to home, can drive vs fly
2. warmer weather compared to Purdue
3. Cost of living is cheaper than where I am from (~10% less according to nerd wallet.com) but with Purdue too
Cons for OkState:
1. More expensive, factored in moving and flight expenses and I would still owe $20,000 + accrued interest (according to tuition, I didn't factor in books and supplies)
2. Lots of tornados ( I live near mountains so this sounds scary!)
3. More burglaries than Purdue (I was broken into twice in college station and want to avoid that)
4. Less hospitals so possibly less prospects for my SO who is a X-ray tech
Any help would be appreciated ! Thank you
I have been accepted to OkState OOS (from Texas) and I am on the waitlist for Purdue. I was fully intending to submit my acceptance this week, but a newly accepted student from Purdue said I had a good chance of being called off of it despite it being unranked. So if they call, I would like to be prepared. What are the pros and cons of each or what school would you pick and why? I will visit Okstate soon too, to gage the 'atmosphere'. My main interest is in research (genetic engineering, animal models) and so I’m not sure if to have or not have the tracking option affects me much (okstate doesn’t have option to).
Right now these are my pros for OkState
1. Closer to home, can drive vs fly
2. warmer weather compared to Purdue
3. Cost of living is cheaper than where I am from (~10% less according to nerd wallet.com) but with Purdue too
Cons for OkState:
1. More expensive, factored in moving and flight expenses and I would still owe $20,000 + accrued interest (according to tuition, I didn't factor in books and supplies)
2. Lots of tornados ( I live near mountains so this sounds scary!)
3. More burglaries than Purdue (I was broken into twice in college station and want to avoid that)
4. Less hospitals so possibly less prospects for my SO who is a X-ray tech
Any help would be appreciated ! Thank you
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