<p>I just don’t know if it’s worth going to my dream school and burdening my parents </p>
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<p>Why the HECK does it need to be a burden to your parents? You could probably go there without costing your parents ONE DIME.</p>
<p>Your grants for your state school are JUST for basic school costs…not personal expenses or travel or anything…so it is NOT covering COA…and does the pledge also include work study??? </p>
<p>If Tufts is only expecting you to pay 3200 plus 1800 in work study…that’s probably about the same price.</p>
<p>You’re not comparing apples with apples. You’re comparing COA vs “non-COA”.</p>
<p>Besides that, you could earn that 3200 every summer at a summer job and/or borrow it with student loans (which is allowed at a no-loan school).</p>
<p>Does the Tufts FA package have a “student contribution” within that 3200? If so, how much is that? Many privates have a student contribution (summer earnings) of about 2500 or so. If so, that’s what you should be providing, not your parents.</p>
<p>What is the cost breakdown of Tufts and what is your aid breakdown.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be surprised if you wouldn’t really be paying more for Tufts.</p>