How much debt is too much debt?

Where’s the cutoff? Debating between UVA, NYU, and UMD instate. NYU and UVA will run me between 60-70k a year depending on outside scholarships. UMD will be 22ish a year... I want to go into finance, hopefully run my own fund someday. love to hear your thoughts!

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bust your tail and 90% chance of landing in IB at UVA? That number seems way too high.

 

If you're looking for the true college experience, go to either UVA or UMD. UMD is so close to Echostage, a top 3 rated EDM venue worldwide.

The area around UMD has a ton of satellite offices, so if you have a good gpa and good hustle, you should have no problems with landing internships and then after performing well in them, ask to interview/move for IB in NYC. Ex: Do some back-office internship for Morgan Stanley in Maryland, do a good job and then apply/ask for a referral to interview for IB in NYC.

 

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