<p>So I was accepted to UCONN but unfortunately didn't receive ANY money.
I absolutely love the school, and they have a very strong business program (I'm majoring in finance/accounting) but $50k/year seems too much to me.</p>
<p>Is it worth it? and Are there any ways to earn decent money during college?</p>
<p>Can and will your parents pay? </p>
<p>They are willing to support me as best they can but student loans will probably be in the low six figures</p>
<p>what are your other options?</p>
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<p>In this case go to a cheaper school.</p>
<p>My other options are: UVM (got scholarships so 40k), UNH (40k), Stony Brook University (37k), and possibly (got waitlisted) UMass Amherst (23k).</p>
<p>I did not like UNH or SB’s business programs.
As of now it’s between UVM and UCONN.</p>
<p>I recalculated the total cost for UCONN. It’s around 46k.</p>
<p>CouchPotato25,</p>
<p>Debt is not a fun area to be in coming out of college. College is what you make it. I have said this in other posts. I am a manager that hires and have been in my position for a long time. I could care less what college you attended. The bottom line for me is “Can you produce” “Are you a mover and shaker”. My interview questions tell the story. As a manager, once hired I engage, set the expectations & goals, develop steps to achieve goals and give the tools for people to succeed. That said I have seen some really impressive schools on resumes and some schools I never heard of. Both have been hired and both have not been hired. “Can you produce” “Are you a mover and shaker”? You can prove this by attending “any” college and proving it to yourself by getting a good education. That very basic confidance will carry into your intrviews. You are you no matter where you attend. It will not be the college that gets you the job it will be you that gets you the job. Now… $100+K in debt or less than $100K in debt. Just how important is your future? Do you want a house? Do you want to invest in you retirement? Do you want to build a foundation for a family? $100+K in debt is going to put a damper on these plans for a longer period of time. </p>
<p>You have scholarship money for the other schools, that is a great place to start. I have one son at UCONN and my other son was accepted but will be going to an out of state school. As his parent I’m quite happy he made the choice he did because if he attended UCONN he would have graduated with $20k of debt. With the school he is attending he will grad with $0 debt. </p>
<p>Plan for your future!!!</p>
<p>+1 to SaintSaens…plain and simple, great advise!!</p>
<p>Thank you very much 3units and saint.
I’ve been thinking very hard for a while now and will continue to do so for a couple more days.</p>
<p>I was shocked I was waitlisted from UMass though. I really hope to get in because not only is it a good school, it’s also very cheap so I can probably graduate with 0 debt if I go there!</p>
<p>Call and let them know how much you want to attend, write a letter and call again. They really like it when a kid shows how much they want to get in. There is no promise; however, it does help!!! Call…write!!!</p>
<p>BTW - There was a kid that was waitlisted to the U of Mich. Great school, very hard to get into. He had boarder line grades and SAT scores that just edged him into the waitlist. The kid made a video of why he wanted to attend, it really showed where his heart was…accepted!!</p>