<p>For you to borrow more than the $5500, you would need your parents to CO-SIGN those loans, which many parents will NOT do.</p>
<p>How much are you thinking of borrowing EACH year? $25k? more? less?</p>
<p>Do you realize that no undergrad should graduate with more than about $40k in debt (and even that is too much for many career goals).</p>
<p>There is NO major or career goal at Cornell that is worth a bunch of debt. NONE. </p>
<p>You can’t afford this school unless your parents pay for nearly ALL of it.</p>
<p>What is your major and career goal???</p>
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<p>Essays/Recs - I’m not the best writer but hopefully the essays will turn out ok. My recs will be good, not fantastic/amazing though.
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<p>You are a NMSF, you can get good merit elsewhere.</p>
<p>Ask your dad how much he can comfortably pay w/o too much pain.</p>
<p>Are you applying to schools like URoch?</p>