Is it worth it?

Paying for College
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<p>So I'm transferring next year and have narrowed it down to Flagler College and the University of South Carolina.</p>

<p>Flagler with loans and small scholarship will be around 13k.
South Carolina with loans will be around 22-23k</p>

<p>With out anything Flagler is 20k and USC is 30k?</p>

<p>Is it worth the extra 10k?</p>

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<p>My SIL went to Flagler and enjoyed it. The education she got there was very good, in her opinion, and she does work in academia. However, the big issue with Flagler is that it is not a traditional college like USCa. The two schools are very different. </p>

<p>Now my son is at a non traditional college and loves it there. For him it was the perfect choice and if he had gone to a USCa type school, he would not be getting the stuff that he so loves about his life now. So for him, it was a good choice. But you should know exactly what it is like at Flagler, because it is different from the traditional universities. Hopefully you have visited. If that is the atmosphere and environment you like, and the school provides the courses you want, by all means, it could be the better choice. But USCa is a mainstream, flagship state school and more traditional in terms of the typical college experience.</p>

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<p>Would be really hard to say without knowing what year and program you’re interested in, if you’re already in debt and/or planning for grad schook, and if debt is a serious concern or if you have family help.</p>

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<p>I have not even touched on what your family finances and situation are, either which is important. Can you afford the $30K or even the $20K? Do the numbers, including using the on line loan calculator and find out what you will owe in either scenario as well as how stretched your parents are going to be.</p>

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<p>I’m going for sports management and I’ll be a sophomore. We can afford up to 25k-ish but mom just got laid off but she’ll probably find another one before school. Usc is a stretch financially but they do offer a lot of scholarships in the program it’s just that I would have to wait a year.</p>