<p>Absolutely NOBODY thinks the immense debt is worth the unmatched experience?
I can't stand the thought of going to UCSD or UCI, but are those truly the only choices I have? Maybe the opportunities provided by NY is worth the 160,000? (<--yes, laughable, but nevertheless...)
I don't know.. It seems most people say that's crazy, but then there are those select few that say the opportunities are worth every penny.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about the other colleges within NYU but I’d say that it’s worth it for Stern.</p>
<p>College prestige seems important when you’re in HS, but no one cares about rankings after that. Yeah, a Harvard degree will always seem impressive, but crazy loans aren’t worth it. Do you think when you’re 28 and married with a kid on the way struggling to pay a mortgage you’ll think it’s worth it to still have loans hanging over your head from NYU?</p>
<p>The biggest attraction about NYU is Manhattan, but the city ain’t going anywhere. You can get a job/internship in NYC over the summer. If you go to NYU, enjoy the city for a few years because you’ll never be able to afford it when you’re done. I doubt the academics here are much better than UCSD. </p>
<p>I’m graduating from NYU with 0 debt and sometimes I regret not going to SUNY on close to a full ride. My boyfriend is graduating from Stern with a BS in Finance next year and he regrets taking out $80k in loans - HALF as much as you.</p>
<p>Um… go to UCSD. There are plenty of people at my school turning down NYU because of its price for UCLA, UCSD, and UCD.</p>
<p>People think, oh 60,70,80,90,100k loan isn’t a problem. You graduate, get a job paying easily 50-60k and since your loan is only 100k or so, pay it off in 2 years while living with your parents? </p>
<p>I had a lot of friends who thought the same way and after a year, they barely paid off 10-20k of their original principal balance. It is probably possible if you make like 60-70k each year for 2 years afters taxes and you pay off most of it but it is very rare because of all your other expenses, your other outings ect ect. you should really think carefully what you are going to do after you graduate. A huge loan can really kill your 20s and early 30s if you do not get a job.</p>