Popa, anecdotally, I know people married from both, but I know more people from Stern who are married than I know people who are married from Touro.
BMHEE: I speak from a LOT of personal experience here. (I’m basically about to blow my cover on here, but as I barely post here anymore I don’t care so much. In fact, if your daughter goes to my school she may know me.) I just went through this process, and I know a lot about each school.
I’m assuming your daughter’s in eleventh grade- otherwise you’re a bit late.
Stern currently costs $36,600 plus room and board (mods, please let this link through- it’s all of the information they have sorry, no links ). I actually think that Touro may charge per credit- I cannot make head or tail of their website (located here sorry, no links – mods, again, please let this through)- plus room and board. Stern’s room and board costs more than Touro’s does.
Apparently Lander Honors has gotten more picky this year- they raised the SAT score necessary for scholarships. What’s your daughter’s CR+M score? Both Stern and Touro ignore writing.
Stern no longer gives full scholarships- they give up to $30,000. Touro does give full scholarships. Your daughter is definitely in the running for one- I know people with similar stats who received them.
Your daughter will NOT be overshadowed with her current stats. Most of my friends- who got into both colleges with generous scholarships- had similar or lesser stats and did absolutely fine. A better SAT score will not hurt you, but it may not help either.
Both do take applicant interest into account. If you really want to get a good scholarship to Stern, apply ED- they get a lot of applications from day school kids who apply as a safety if they don’t get into Ivy League schools, so if you show you’re really interested you’ll get first dibs at the scholarship money. Same with Touro, but as they have a built in student base (the kind of students who won’t consider Stern at all) they also have the luxury of being able to turn people down who are on the fence. Either way, apply to both ED- if you cannot swing it financially after receiving scholarship offers, you will have the opportunity to back out within a certain time window.
Both also rely on interviews for their honors programs. In Stern, the interviews are a BIG DEAL. Your interview can REALLY make or break your scholarship package. In Touro, it’s somewhat less so- the interviews are more chilled and I’m pretty sure they carry somewhat less weight.
All else being equal (which it may or may not be for you), I’d say that Touro is more likely to give a better scholarship.
(For full disclosure, I applied to both schools’ honors programs with the same SAT but a worse GPA. I’m going to Stern with a scholarship.)
Hatzlacha to your daughter! If you have any other questions about the application process at either school, please let me know.