Safety or Reach

College Search & Selection
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<p>What should I do if I were accepted into my safety with a huge scholarship and accepted into my dream school?</p>

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<p>…</p>

<p>Details? </p>

<p>If you’re a billionaire, I don’t see why you need a scholarship.</p>

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<p>Take the money and don’t look back.</p>

<p>For more reading on that topic see:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/905843-top-student-3rd-tier-school-four-years-later.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/905843-top-student-3rd-tier-school-four-years-later.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and the new book Debt-free U</p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, orMooching off My Parents (9781591842989): Zac Bissonnette, Andrew Tobias: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Debt-Free-Outstanding-Education-Scholarships-orMooching/dp/1591842980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282403047&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Debt-Free-Outstanding-Education-Scholarships-orMooching/dp/1591842980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282403047&sr=8-1)</p>

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<p>It depends on your family’s financial situation and on your future career objectives. If you are taking on a lot of debt to attend your dream school, and plan on a career in a field that isn’t known to pay well, you are setting yourself up for frustration. On the other hand, if money isn’t a selection criteria for your family, then you are free to pick your dream.</p>