Choosing college

Hello, I am currently a senior in high school and need some help deciding college. Cost has played a huge factor in this choice and I would like some thought. I am also trying to go into IB. I am a michigan resident by the way. Stats - Top 5% of class (3.95 GPA) 32 ACT Michigan state university- already accepted will probably get direct admit to broad (cheapest option) University of Michigan - I have no idea if I will get in Villanova- Very very expensive and I will need to take out a lot of loans for it which I’m very unsure of Penn state- con cost Rutgers - con cost UIUC- con cost

I will most likely get into PSU, Rutgers and UIUC. Villanova and Umich I’m not so sure of. But back to the main topic, are student loans that bad? I just want a better understanding of what I should do.

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100% go to Michigan if you get in. In state tuition will keep the price pretty reasonable. Would definitely not take out major student loans to go to a school like Rutgers over Michigan State. Rutgers is not a bad school but it is not worth the price tag for the opportunities that it will provide.

It's hard to answer whether student loans are that bad without having any more context. Depends on the schools you're choosing from, the difference in cost between those opportunities, what you and your parents can reasonably afford, etc. 

 

See the thing with Michigan is that I’m down for an Econ major (would that be fine, I mean can’t I transfer into Ross if I do really well?) but would Econ major be fine with wanting to work on Wall Street (my cousin is an MD (went to Maryland) and told me it’s not the worse idea but I would like others thoughts too)

Cost- I would have to pay basically 2 1/2 - 3 years of tuition if I went out of state. And those loans would be on me too not my parents. I also don’t qualify for any money from FAFSA.

 

I’m a current Econ major at Michigan and landed top EB, so it’s definitely doable. If you really want just apply for transferring to Ross after freshman year.

 

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