<p>I guess you’ve figured out by now that you’re not alone in making this unfortunate discovery. Thousands more will make it, too, over the next six weeks. Don’t beat yourself up about it. I made the same mistake last year with my D. Who can blame you for NOT knowing something? Well, there are people who can but they do not matter. Lots of seniors are starting to tell their friends the same thing: “I got into school of my dreams but my parents say they cannot afford it.” If anything it is the responsibility of the guidance counselors who, in my estimation, assume too much about what parents (and students) understand about college costs–and parents like me who think they know what they do not know. </p>
<p>The fact is, as others have said, it hardly matters where you go to college. What matters is what you do there. All your preparation to get into BC will serve you well in college so you can get into the parts of your plans that really matter: internships, scholarships, study abroad, research opps, jobs, promotions, success. I would wish you luck, but it’s the other poor schmucks who didn’t work hard in high school who’re going to need luck.</p>