#NYU vs Penn State

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uncut hinge
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I know most people will think that this is dumb, maybe I do too, but its good to see all options.
I'm a Saudi student with scholarships to both schools with a monthly 1700 USD to spend.
I may be able to increase that with help from my family
Intended major: Computer Science in NYU, CyberSecurity in Penn State
Similarities: Only thing on the top of my head is the weather. Both are somehow similar on the snowy scene.

NYU
School 1 Pros:
VERY good CS program
Wanted to visit NY for my whole life
New York's vibe is perfect for me
Increases my chance of actually being a successful person in the future.

School 1 Cons:
Not as safe as state college
Very expensive living cost (housing+food+transport, etc...)
CS course is a bit hard, I believe

Penn State
School 2 Pros:
Actual feeling of "college life"
Incredible campus
Large number of international students from my country
Not very hard compared to NYU
Very safe, I'm pretty sure university park has a 1% crime rate

School 2 Cons:
Not known for being a good school
"Party school" as some would say
Not very innovative, compared to NYU
Known for being an 18+ life school, which isn't necessarily what I want

Tiebreaking considerations:
ANYTHING that would play a big part of me having a good future is important.

night shale
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is housing + meal plan not included in ur scholarship?

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transportation in nyc is discounted for nyu students

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and u can lowkey walk most places

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i think nyu

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difficulty shouldnt scare u

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u got in for a reason: they think u can handle it

uncut hinge
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but i may increase it by around 1000

uncut hinge
night shale
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so the scholarship covers tuition only to be clear

uncut hinge
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also a yearly return ticket back home

night shale
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icic

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its 24.5k for housing + food for the year

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ur stipend as 1700 is like half of that

uncut hinge
night shale
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dorms and meal plan yes

uncut hinge
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i may live in an apartment

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so no meal plan too

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cheaper ig

night shale
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firstyear students are required to participate in meal plan

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which is 7.5k for the year which is decently covered by ur stipend but that takes away from the amt u can spend on apartment

uncut hinge
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dont internationals get an exemption from that? penn state gives them out to sponsored internationals

night shale
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i dont think so

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try asking a current student

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or financial advisor

uncut hinge
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when you say year do you mean calendar year or academic?

night shale
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academic

uncut hinge
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so 9 months.. thats 830 usd monthly lol

night shale
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its required bc college is a business

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and they like money

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u could try checking w a financial advisor at nyu tho, i could be wrong abt the specific case of sponsored intls

supple swan
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@uncut hinge i went to nyu, 1700 will struggle to cover rent alone

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if that's all you're getting it's not a safe margin to live on in the slightest

uncut hinge
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@night shale

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supple swan
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also Tandon or CAS?

uncut hinge
night shale
uncut hinge
supple swan
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slightly more manageable but that part of brooklyn is still very very pricy

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i had a friend live ~5 minutes from tandon campus and i think he shelled north of 2k for a decent apartment

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if you're willing to commute in and spend that time doing so you can cut accordingly

uncut hinge
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2k isnt bad, i was looking at 1 bed apartments they were like 4 k minimum

supple swan
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but even if you get 2700 a month be prepared to subsist on not-expensive food, cooking at home, etc.

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oh, no i meant he got 3 roommates

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lmao

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that's default in nyc

uncut hinge
uncut hinge
supple swan
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its not healthy

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also first year im fairly sure they have an on-campus requirement?

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i could be wrong

night shale
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its optinal

uncut hinge
supple swan
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oh its optional for tandon?

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ok

uncut hinge
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what about dorms, i saw that is was about 6k per semester, which is 1500 monthly

supple swan
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i was in manhattan but i was in rubin so very similar story

uncut hinge
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well its cheaper than anything ive found so far

supple swan
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they probably will force you on a meal plan as well though

night shale
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dorms do tend to be cheaper than apartments

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unless u get like a 5 ppl apartment

supple swan
night shale
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oh rlly

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i thought it was a university thing 😭

uncut hinge
supple swan
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which is like

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wht

night shale
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um

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ew

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LOL

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thats how much i pay in a year..

supple swan
uncut hinge
uncut hinge
supple swan
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oh yo wtf

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they dropped costs a lot

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holy fuck

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yeah still not amazing though

uncut hinge
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tandon?

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screenshot

supple swan
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uh, both to an extent

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im just looking at the housing page

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nvm they didnt drop it

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i was just remembering per year rates

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it's gotten worse

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8250 a semester for "lower cost double"

uncut hinge
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whats the difference?

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supple swan
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next to stairs

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next to garbage

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next to elevator

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etc.

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some sort of nerf on the unit

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when i was a first year in rubin it was no air conditioning

uncut hinge
supple swan
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i lived with 8 homestay kids in a 3-bedroom house

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and that still didnt really prepare me for low cost rubin

supple swan
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honestly probably like othmer or clark triple

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unless you commute in from like manhattan chinatown or far out in brooklyn

uncut hinge
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ive seen clark street videos, its not bad at all tbh

uncut hinge
supple swan
# uncut hinge whats that

when you apply for housing, fairly sure it's same for both brooklyn/manhattan, you can tick a box that prioritizes you for low-cost housing

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e.g. these

uncut hinge
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do they have private bathrooms or is it shared by the floor?

supple swan
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double-check but expect it to be private

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1 bathroom per unit so basically you'd share with whoever your roommates/suitemates are

uncut hinge
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psu have a survey

supple swan
uncut hinge
supple swan
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i have heard mixed things

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i applied in 2020 so covid allowed us to pick roommates directly, i found a similarly responsible etc. profile person as me on facebook and we worked out great

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my indirect underclassmen contacts say sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't

uncut hinge
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also, i cant pay the 1500 deposit for housing + tuition i can only pay the 500 for tuition
can i deposit the rest later?

uncut hinge
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each dorm has to be male male / female female

supple swan
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no guarantees thoguh

supple swan
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most floors and buildings are mixed though iirc

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don't expect like, nyu abu dhabi where they will have gender-only buildings or gender-only floors

uncut hinge
supple swan
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email housing but yeah i think it lets you skip, it just becomes a bigger hassle in payment method later

uncut hinge
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also do i have to pay by semester or can i do it monthly?

supple swan
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comes with your tuition

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if you live in dorms 1700 is enough to get housing and basically nothing else

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$200/mo food and transit in nyc is rough

uncut hinge
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cant i find a way to pay monthly?

supple swan
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its not a regular 12 month lease like a landlord

bold robin
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but as for your college choice i think id lean towards penn state

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housing will be much, much cheaper first off

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but penn state is like the quintessential american college experience, which seems to be something youre looking for