PUBLIC vs PRIVATE

here's an important part of university application
before applying to your choice of university,
one of the things that you need to take into consideration would be whether ur uni choice is private or public

the rule of thumb in differentiating between public and private:
1. MOST public unis have state names. ie : IOWA state, university of MINNESOTA.
2. MOST public unis are cheapER than private unis.  (obviously)
3. MOST public unis have more students than private. for instance, purdue has 15000 students while RPI only has 5000. quite  a huge difference, huh ?
4. MOST public unis are really competitive. it's like malaysia. it's easier to get into taylor's then UM right ?
5. MOST public unis are HUGE, in terms of campus size that is

so why is it important to take privateness or publicness into consideration ?
first of all, public unis are highly competitive, you need to compete with the middle class citizens in the US. and the uni DOESNT CARE about how much money you have (in our terms, scholarship !)
BUT, private unis on the other hand REALLY take into consideration on money. for instance, 100%(out of 5) of RPI's applicants frm malaysia were accepted  and our lowest score was 1000 and highest wud be 1200+. considering that this is one of the top 40 unis in the US, it's kinda ridiculous that they would want people with our SAT scores. THEY JUST WANT YOUR MONEY(if ur an international student, that is)

so at the end of the day, if ur a scholarship applicant, ur chances of getting into private unis are likely to be SUPER HIGH. coz only the rich can get in, and not many US citizens can afford to pay nearly  300,000 USD for their children's education.

WHAT I APPLIED
1. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
2. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECH
3. PURDUE UNIVERSITY

basically i put RPI first because of it's ranking, it's facilities, it's low class size, and best of all, it's private.
i was a bit hesitant to apply to RPI coz of it's ranking and average SAT score. but then again, since we're international students, they just said YES.
i put RIT second because it's an ok university, it's class size is SLIGHTLY bigger than RPI, and again, it's private.
RIT is a safe bet for me coz it's acceptance rate is high, and it's ranking is OK.
and i put PURDUE as last, because it's public, it's class size is big, and the average SAT score is lower than mine. i can actually tell that it's easy to get in (with my SAT score) based on the average score.

ok, now u know the differnces between public and private, i hope you make the best choice between the two
at the end, private unis care about money and reputation, while public unis mostly care about the research and ranking.