$200K + in debt for Stern over debt-free Fordham?

I'm first in my class at my private high school in Baltimore from a middle-income family (just high enough so I don't qualify for need-based aid). At Fordham I would be in their small Global Business/Finance program on their manhattan campus. Is NYU Stern still worth the $200,000+ in debt over Fordham? Like I said I'm a hard worker, I've already begun networking a bit locally in Baltimore (coffee chats w/ PE people and also spent a day at the FRB), and I am confident I could work hard to be near the top of my class at Fordham -- but is Stern, with all its extensive alumni connections and internship/job opportunities still worth the debt over going to Fordham almost for free?

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this is a no brainer...take the best free education you can get

i know people who went to state universities on scholarship recently (so, free college) who ended up at goldman sachs and now making ~700k.

just google it...you're welcome
 
"faceslappingcompilation" this is a no brainer...take the best free education you can get

i know people who went to state universities on scholarship recently (so, free college) who ended up at goldman sachs and now making ~700k.

This 100%

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