<p>quote: "That's what I was thinking. I mean, we wouldn't lose our house"</p>
<p>As a parent, I find this statement funny. "We" and "our" ? It's not your house - it's your parent's house. </p>
<p>I realize that parent's want their kids to have the best (I want that for mine as well), but sometimes we have to be realistic and to turn down a full ride at two well regarded schools to put your PARENTS into debt is...well, I'll just be blunt, selfish. </p>
<p>Unless you have tried to pay off a large debt yourself, you really have no idea how difficult this is. It WILL be a burden to your folks. Question is: is it worth it? And the answer: there are very few undergraduate degrees that will justify accumulating huge debt to obtain them when you could have done it for FREE.</p>
<p>If you are so very confident that you will be making the big bucks and will be able to pay your parents back - go ahead and get those loans in YOUR name and take on the responsibility yourself if you choose to forgo the tuition free options.</p>