<p>Max subsidized loans is $5500 freshman year. It goes up around $1000 per year but nowhere close enough to cover brown tuition. To borrow more she would have to take out private loans, which her parents would have to co-sign. </p>
<p>If she wants to go to med school, she should go to her safety. I know it is hard to give up the dream school, but med school is going to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. She should minimize debt now while she has the opportunity. What is this safety school anyway? </p>
<p>Have her contact brown’s FA and tell them it is impossible for her to attend given the current award. This is a situation where she can back out.</p>