| Handsacrosstime, you are very lucky. Those are really good offers. Our AGI is less than yours and at the 4 schools my D was accepted to her EFC per year ranges from $5000 (state school) to $23K (NYU). We cannot afford to pay any of that for her so it will fall to her to take out loans which means that she will probably have to go to the State school as she realizes that graduating with almost $100K in debt would be financial suicide.
I appreciate your not wanting to go into any debt for school but it is just not feasible in this day and age. Think of it this way, knowing you are paying for this education in some way (even if it is in the future) will make you work harder and appreciate it more than if you had been given a free ride. A lot of people in worse financial situations have gotten less money so I say take whichever of the schools you feel most comfortable at. |