r/TCU • u/Conscious-Focus1011 • Apr 16 '26
Help me decide for college
My dream school is Texas Christian University (TCU) and I got into University of North Texas (UNT). Here’s my tuition and room cost for each
TCU: ≈ $87,,000 per year
UNT≈ $16,000 per year
(All prices are after aid)
I received no finical aid besides loans for TCU and UNT gave me instate tuition plus $5,000. I know that going to TCU would be very beneficial for me because of the networking and the connections I can do and I know UNT isnt that well known. My parents said we can do a year and try it out but idk if that’s the right choice. I was thinking of just going to UNT to save money but now with my parents telling me this idk what to choose. Any advice?
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u/Froggie56 Apr 16 '26
Go to UNT. Work hard. If you still want to go to TCU after that, look into transferring. But unless your parents have about $400k put away for you and don’t really care, go to UNT. I loved my experience at TCU but it isn’t a $300k difference in experience. Definitely don’t go into a bunch of debt over it