Pomona College or UC Berkeley/UCLA

<p>I really like the education at Pomona, but right now my parents are insisting on the cost of attending.</p>

<p>I didn't get aid for Pomona, so I'm looking at 55k versus about 33k for Berkeley and LA. Work-study can only cover so much, so it's going to be a really tough decision. Is a good private liberal-arts education worth the much higher cost?</p>

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