<p>wcs381: Excessive student loan debt will also follow you the rest of your life.</p>
<p>CommonIntuition: Money. I don’t think you realize how expensive it is to A. attend a private/out-of-state university and B. live on one’s own.</p>
<p>The majority of college students commute to a local university, usually public. Those of us who were lucky enough to move away and/or attend a private school are a relatively small minority.</p>