<p>Then you go to Berkeley or Cornell if they’ll pay the whole COA. You can only borrow $5500 first year and 27K total. You could do a lot worse, OP. The best CS school in the country might be CMU How unfortunate that they have such a narrow understanding of excellence and where their child will prosper, but it’s their money. </p>
<p>You’re being quite vague about money, so I’ll just shut up. I can’t help you without answers to my questions.</p>