PURDUE VS HOWARD QUICK LAST MINUTE

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Major : Computer and Information Technology with plans to CODO into (Electrical Engineering if possible) (may still get a minor in my initial major)
Similar: Great Campus, Have some family close in each area ( for Purdue I have family i can live with)
Costs: Howard 25k Purdue 40k (both per year) been told I shouldn't worry excessively about that

Purdue pros:
Higher ranked program for both major options
Less likely to transfer if i commit here
More family and friends not too far away from campus

Purdue cons: more expensive

Howard pros:
Cheaper
More freedom in switching my major

Howard cons:
May end up trying to transfer as soon as I get the chance
Less prestigious program
Less contact with people I already know
(NOTE by fall i'd already have Calc 1 and 2 credits while also having A level credits from last year so those wouldn't be involved in switching my major)
Tiebreaking considerations : Just need to know if that Purdue network is really as good as they say it is so i can feel more confident in my decision as I've been leaning more towards there., Last minute decision so any input helps alot. I have a good idea of which one i want but i have doubt in whether what i want is the correct choice.

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The one benefit about howard is that because it's a smaller university you can get access to.Research a little easier than perdue because perdue has more competition through more engineers

It's a better idea at times to take the cheaper option

If you can afford purdue, I would say go to purdue

I will say it is hard to get into electrical engineering directly. Through a codo in purdue

You're gonna have to take a little more roundabout way

Where you're going to have the transfer into first year engineering, and then through that process transfer into electrical engineering

It's not even a guaranteed

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yeah that definitely makes the decision harder

Thanks alot for the insight tho 🙏🏽

gonna talk it over with my parents a bit more but i’m leaning Purdue

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i saw that you mentioned you have family you can live with, so i'd think that that would reduce the costs of going to purdue. while howard is still a great school and probably a lot easier to get into research with, i would think that if you're just going to transfer as soon as you get the chance, then you shouldn't really go to howard and you should go to purdue instead. just my two cents tho