Is it even worth it?

I got my college decisions back over the past couple of months, and I just got into Cornell ILR. The problem is that my parents make way too much to get any meaningful financial aid meaning that my EFC for cost of attendance every year is about $92,000. My parents can pay for about half of that, so I will have to take $46,000 in student loans every year. I'm hoping to get into IB, and I'll try to apply for federal work-study grants/work normal jobs/get well-paying internships, but I don't know if It'll be worth it to take the risk of taking out such a huge loan. Do any of you have experience taking out/being able to pay back large student loans, and would you think Cornell is worth the price tag? 

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