@MinnesotaDadof3 Don’t get me wrong. I fully appreciate Carleton’s value. It’s just that all my life I’ve been taught to spend as little money as possible.
I’ve been saving up for college since the beginning of high school, so I’m surprised I’m having this struggle now when I’m one foot through the door. It’s just hard to sign away all my savings and then some. I’m also scared of debt. I know that after college I will hopefully have an easy time paying the comparatively little debt I’ll have, but again, I can’t comprehend anything other than minimum wage jobs.
My main reason for posting is because I’ve seen people advise against talking out debt before medical school even when it means going to a lower ranked college, so I wanted to make sure CUNY wouldn’t be a wiser option. Also I’ve seen people suggest going to a school where a high GPA is easier to earn. I’m not dead-set on med school, (I’m scared of loans) but it’s definitely an option.
I didn’t mean for this to be a low-income post. I’ve never felt disadvantaged by being low-income, but I guess I’ve never known much different. As @57special pointed out, Carleton will be a culture shock so acknowledging it before I go is probably smart.
@57special 6,000 is the cost with flights. I didn’t calculate books though. Is it really $1,000 a year?