从Top 25 工学院Power Index 表 -
本州州大(州内学费)与外州大学 (公立,私立,假如没有资助, 必须付全费) 的选择比较:
如果是同级 - 绝对不值
如果差一级 - 基本不值
如果差两级 - 很值
如果差三级或以上 - go for it without looking back
同时要考虑地点因素.
Use UT Austin (Texas resident) as an example,
- Giving up UT Austin for UCLA, Michigan or GA-Tech makes no sense. They are peer schools.
- Giving up UT Austin for Berkeley or CMU makes marginal sense - not very much gain.
- But going for Caltech or Cornell makes good sense.
- Going for M/P/Columbia will be a screaming YES.