<p>Since you plan to attend grad school I would try to keep your undergraduate debt as low as possible. Once you get your grad degree, your undergraduate institution matters less.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Agreed. </p>
<p>From what the OP has told me, there won’t be any debt for undergrad as long as he goes to an undergrad in the $30k-35k range. The money is there for him. </p>
<p>Since Bama’s COA is about $31,500 and the OP has a scholarship that brings that down to about $29k (with honors housing), he’s within budget.</p>