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I've received most of my college decisions, and I've narrowed my options down to Emory and Fordham. Fordham offered me a merit scholarship covering tuition for 4 years, so the COA would be ~80k total (room and board). Emory offered me literally nothing, so I'd have to pay the full ~320k.Between my parents contribution and the money I've saved from working, I could cover ~240k-300k (while putting a fair amount of financial strain on my family). If I went to Fordham, I'd get to pocket 10k/year.I want to work in high finance, and it seems like Emory would make it much more possible to do so. However, are the opportunities Emory would provide better enough than those at Fordham to justify the price difference? And even if Emory helps me enter into a high paying career, would the increased income make up for starting my life with 20k-80k in debt as opposed to starting with a 40k nest egg?

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