Just wanted to get some input from all of you. I’ve gotten some pretty great acceptances, still waiting on a few in April. Basically here’s my predicament:
I qualify for almost 0 financial aid. I’m at the mercy of the financial aid offices and any scholarships that I qualify/apply to. U was accepted to a school in my state(FL) which is ranked top 50 (inb4 rank doesn’t matter) and in state tuition is fairly cheap. I like where it is located and I am seriously considering it. On the other hand, as a former NY resident, and visiting cities like Boston and DC, I would love to attend (should I be accepted) to one of the schools located there, but I will in the long run owe a lot more money by doing so. I intend to pursue a graduate school degree (MD) for which I will basically have to pay all of, so I can’t avoid that, but is a Bachelor’s degree really worth upwards of $60,000 in debt, considering that I will incur even more debt in graduate school? Are grad schools super selective on where you attended for your bachelor, assuming all else constant?
I will be happy no matter where I end up (although I /think/ I prefer city life) and am basically torn between perhaps enjoying city life as a broke college student in small dorms, or having a similar experience with less debt, better conditions, much greater financial support from my parents, and closer to home. I’m sure many of you faced this decision (in-state school with great aid vs. out-of-state school with greater debt) and I’d just like to know what you ended up doing and why?
I’m also trying to be as non-specific as possible with schools because I want to hear from everyone