<p>Just to clear up, I am in no way trying to be selfish. I absolutely plan to take the loans in my name. But I can only take so many loans....my parents would have to pay out the rest. I told them that I would reimburse them after college for money they pulled from their savings. However, I don't know how much money that will actually be. My parents haven't really said to me what exactly "barely able to make it" means. Whether that is just not going on vacations and having fancy dinners, or it really means trouble for their savings, I'm not sure. I'm leaving it to them to decide. </p>
<p>It just kills me that Wake Forest and Vanderbilt didn't give me any merit scholarships, while my peers with lower GPAs, lower SATs, and not as great ECs did. I know it's subjective, and those kids deserve it, but it's just frustrating that I didn't receive the same reward. :-</p>