<p>So I do not have much time to make a choice between Boston University and Northeastern University before May 1st. So I was accepted into both as a physics major (with a minor or double major in math). I got an academic scholarship to BU but not NEU, though I got a better financial aid offer to NEU. Overall if I go to NEU it will be $17,855 in student loans per year (totaling $71,420). At BU it would be $9,900 in student loans every year (totaling $39,600). I am in love with Northeastern, it is absolutely the school I want to go to, especially for their coop opportunities and the job outlook after graduation. I'm wondering if this amount of debt is too much for NEU? I know about $70,000 is a lot, but I would end up going to school somewhere for my masters (somewhere I would take $0 to almost nothing in student loans out) and most likely make a decent amount of money as physicists usually do. So any input would be amazing! Thanks.
Also just for some background I applied to other colleges but I want and am going to go to one of these two colleges. </p>
<p>$70,000 in debt is too much for any school. Remember that YOU will not be able to take out that much money in student loans. Your parents would be the ones having to take out that money, and that’s only possible if they are able to be approved for them. Even $9,900 a year is beyond what you would be able to take out in student loans. Have you talked to your parents about this?</p>
<p>Also, where are you planning to get a physics master’s degree for free? PhD programs are usually funded, but not master’s programs. I am also not sure what you expect to gain from a master’s in physics. In most sciences, the benefit of the master’s over just a bachelor’s is relatively small. Having a PhD is what makes a difference. Also, what exactly do you mean by “make a decent amount of money as physicists usually do”?</p>