<p>I am an international student staying in Asia. I was wondering if it is worth it to go so far away from home at the age of 17 just for an education in the US? When I mean US education I don't mean Harvard or Princeton because I know I don't have a shot there, but I am reffering to perhaps the top 20 liberal arts colleges, places like Colorado College or Carleton College perhaps.</p>
<p>There are lots of colleges in asia like the University of Tokyo of National university of Singapore which are considered relatively good. If I graduate from there I would graduate without any debt and will be staying closer to home. If I graduate from a college in the US I will graduate with a substantial amount of debt. </p>
<p>However I am not absolutely sure what subject I want to major in and in Asia I won't have a chance to explore other subjects and I would have to take Economics and if I like it then good, if I don't, well too bad I'm stuck with it.</p>
<p>Any opinion or help would be appreciated.</p>