Oh (and sorry to keep replying) but if you haven't started yet, already know exactly what you want to do at either school, then I'd suggest looking into the Joint Admissions Agreement through CCRI.

I was able to get all of my Gen Eds done in small class sizes so i didn't have to worry about 100+ student lecture halls, got through strictly on grants, the system ensures your making adequate progress, you're guaranteed admission into your program after getting your Associates, and there is a GPA based tuition waiver. Our I should say, this is how it was back in 2013 when I finished at Rte 2 U

It's still very much so a commuter school. The dorms are highly underutilized, which does cause some financial pressure I would wager

"The bad part" was what I heard every time my buddy (from western Coventry) mentioned he was planning on going to RIC. As to the prestige/flagship/etc of RIC and URI... yeah, one's a college and one's a university. Frankly, someone shouldn't let sports dictate their choice unless they're going on a sports scholarship.

All's I'm saying is I think RIC is a perfectly acceptable school that gets a bad wrap partly because (my opinion, based on my experiences) some folks in the state are scared of cities and brown people.

Ah, yeah I live in the Westerly area now. I don't mind the commute (roughly 50 minutes depending on traffic). And yeah, it seems you have your majors sorted for the appropriate school... you absolute psycho :)

Edited to add: I forgot to mention, if you do end up going PA at RIC, there is an option to start your MPA at URI your senior year.

RIC doesn't currently have an MPA program, as I just found out trying to make use of my tuition waiver for being an employee, but URI has an online, accelerated, asynchronous offering

What major ate you looking at, if I may ask? I went to URI and I now work at RIC. I concur that the supposed prestige does depend on your intended major (I went niche environmental science, so URI was my best bet), but I think a large part of the negative opinion (at least in-state) is that RIC is in "the bad part" (i.e., the urban, largely minority) of the state.

My understanding is that RIC's curriculum focuses heavily on preparing their students how to write effectively (again, applied differently based on major) and the price difference alone is a huge plus for RIC. Also, you know, if you're not scared of "the city"...

So, I'm not sure what changed, but the one on Rte 3 (exit 4off 95N) doesn't seem to give you your hash browns 75%of the time and only gives you 1 pump of flavors (even though they'll ring it up for the correct ratio based on size).

I had to change my morning routine because my medium ice mocha with cream (so 3 pumps) would still be WHITE white after I spent minutes mixing in the one half assed squirter of chocolate

Oof. I've used this one a lot since I moved to Westerly last year and have yet to have an issue. I believe you, because it's a dunks, I just haven't run into it yet... I'm hoping not to

Okay, so you don't have any reasoning to back up your "I'm paying off their loans" beyond talking points and "trust me". Thank you anyways, and no hate, I was just hoping someone could actually explain it. It's okay if they can't (as we very obviously disagree on the idea of lessening economic hardships when it comes to people and not corporations).

Sorry, I don't know how to mark this as "I'm not being sarcastic and I really do politely mean we'll just have to agree to disagree". I do thank you for your responses

But it's not the bank, right? It's the government with tax money. That's why you're saying your paying off those loans. But if all that is being written off is the excess interest, as most folks have already paid back more than the value of the loan, there is nothing else the government would have that other people need to "pay back" in someone else's place.

I've lived in both (grew up in WW lived in Woon for a few years) and they're basically the same. Might be a bit more to do in Woon, but it kind of depends on where you work/go out to.

THEY CLOSED?! ...crap. I mean, I live in Westerly now so I didn't make it up that way a lot anymore, but still

So the fact that people have already paid back (in some cases) 2 or 3 times the total value of the loan, and still owe means the bank didn't get their money back?

Discharging debt means the debt no longer exists, like, specifically. So I'm not understanding how you're paying a loan that no longer exists. And not a single person making the same claim as you has any explanation for the claim, I'm hoping you do

I've heard this a lot, but I don't understand how it's the case.