<p>If money is an issue, simply go to the least expensive school. A good example would be my friend who recently got into Brown and had to choose between Providence College (Kinda unknown college, but a nice place nonetheless) and a world-class Ivy league institution. Her parents make maybe 60,000 combined tops and she has 3 other siblings. She got a full ride to providence and decided it wasn't worth the hassel to pay off loans for Brown for the next three decades. Undergrad. degrees are a dime a dozen with today's struggling job market: why not try to ease the financial burden by trying a less expensive state school?</p>