I wouldn’t do Notre Dame. The economy is in the tank right now, and any layoff from a parent can make an exotic school like that unaffordable VERY quickly. Ignore the bad advice. What you need is something you can afford as self-sufficiently as you can. An extra $150k, even if it’s affordable, is poor value for a bachelors degree, bordering on utter insanity…when you have a scholarship! This should be a no-brainer! It’s like someone handing you the keys to a brand new house, but you turn it down to go in the hole for a mansion you can’t afford!