My daughter has been offered admission to both the PSU Schreyer Honors College to the Engineering School as well as Cornell University to the Arts and Science School, both for Computer Science. She is conflicted regarding where to attend because if she goes to PSU, she will come out debt free. However, if she chooses Cornell, she will have around $100k in debt. Is it worth going to the PSU? Will she have similar opportunities and a good job outlook through the honors college if she goes to the PSU compared to Cornell?
Personally, that sounds like a LOT of debt, especially when the alternative is none at all.
If she has any specific questions about PSU engineering/Schreyer, let me know (current senior).
She can only borrow up to 5.5k a year. The debt will be yours, I believe.