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Yo guys I've been having to make really big decisions in my life lately, and I really have no one in my life to consult on this that actually has experience. So, in my infinite wisdom, I come here. As you may already know, I'm a senior high school student at Princeton HIGH school. I am mainly a straight a student, but may have a couple B's here and there. One major problem about my education is that I take 9th grade english as a senior, because I moved here from Switzerland. Despite that, I got into some REALLY nice colleges. The main 2 I'm considering right now are Princeton University and University of Illinois. Now before you go and say "Holy crap you're so smart you got into Princeton University!" keep in mind that I go to Princeton high school, which has a great relationship with the university. It is generally agreed on that the acceptance rate for phs (Princeton high school) students are around 18%,which is much higher if you went anywhere else. I want to major in computer science, and I've heard good things about both colleges. In terms of finance, my father owns a medium sized science start up making a relatively large amount of profit. However, he says that his job is somewhat unstable right now and could lose his job any time. We have a LOT of saving money though. Surprisingly, it will cost me less to go to Princeton than to illinois because I live in the state, to put simply. I've also heard that some of you recommend going to a community college first 2 years because the first 2 years are all the same and you could save money. I most certainly won't do that because if I were to go down that route, I could go to Rutgers which I got full ride in (100% paid tuition) Also I have a house that I'm living in with my brother (who goes to Rutgers) about 20 minutes away from Princeton University. I'm really torn on what to do, I have heard illinois has a better computer science program but Princeton is cheaper and more well known. Any insight would be greatly appreciates. Thanks, Keralis