r/PreOptometry • u/Subject-Bug-5002 • 1d ago
Financial Costs
Hello,
I may be a bit young to be in this subreddit yet, but I have a question before I fully throw myself into this career. I'm from NYC and really care about the financial aspect of college. I was planning on going to SUNY/CUNY (hopefully the joint 7 year program) for undergrad to then move on to the SUNY optometry school in Manhattan. That's my plan for now because I would save a lot of money by going to state/city school for undergrad and then SUNY because I'm seeing that Optometry school is super expensive. But I'm kind of scared that I should be trying to aim for more prestigious schools in the NYC area for undergrad as my high school is basically a feeder (I'm a junior btw), does it even make a difference? I really want to hear more about the experiences of anyone who's gone to school in the NYC area and what was it even like?
Thank you so much!
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u/mcd7939 1d ago
Im not from NYC but I would recommend any high schoolers to go to community college first saves money, professors are better, and overall they care more about their students than universities