Columbia School of General Studies: Worth it or No?

I'm in community college now and filling out transfer applications. Wondering if Columbia GS (not college or seas) is worth applying to. They notoriously give very little aid, so I am wondering if the $150k sticker price is worth going into debt over. My main post-college goal is investment banking, and I would be happy with a MM bank. Worst case scenario, if no schools work out, I'm headed to University of Maryland, which would cost me less than 10k total. I would not be opposed to doing an MSF either. Any advice would be appreciated.

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