Advice on college decision

Tigerle
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 20:04:00 +0000

The OP wouldn’t take on debt to accomplish an educational objective. The educational objective here is a psychology degree from a reputable university and they can get that from FSU at a third of the cost, and at OSU at two thirds of the cost, in both cases without debt. Wanting to go to Tulane is a lifestyle objective. A luxury. As a parent, I’d refuse.

In fact, taking on debt for their undergrad degree may keep the OP from accomplishing what is arguably the real educational objective here, which is a viable qualification in psychology, which means grad school.