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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
Dean's comments strike me as very odd coming from him. Dean does not have a degree.
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It is interesting that some of the best minds in innovation actually dropped out, including Dean and Gates. By going to college you limit risk, but at what cost? For me it was over $140,000.
For anyone looking into colleges, consider looking into other schools than the ones you think of at first. For example, UC boulder has an equivalent if not better CS program to WPI but at $12,000 less (for out of state) which with interest is almost a $55,000 savings.
Also if you plan on going to a state school like uc boulder, consider taking a year off and moving there and becoming a resident. By doing that you would save another $20,000 off the tuition. (remember you do have to worry about getting accepted so there is a risk that you would waste that year if you were rejected)
There are many factors that play into picking your school, but I would encourage you to look around a little more than I did. I think you'll be surprised at what you find.
I know its off-topic for this thread, but I wish someone had encouraged me to do this.