There won’t be loans regardless of where she goes, thanks to an incredibly generous grandparent. But she’s still well aware that the cost varies, the most expensive school is about 150k more in cost than her cheapest option (comparing schools she will play her sport) She feels she could save the money for grad school, down payment on a house, etc.
She doesn’t want the pressure of playing D1 sports (if she got an offer, she hasn’t even tried at the D1 schools she likes) We have a couple family members that did it, and she’s heard nothing but negative feedback on it. She wants to be a biology major, possibly biomedical engineering, and possibly pre med. She loves the year round workout schedule (she trains two sports year round now) and doesn’t mind the travel at all…she just feels there’s too much pressure at the highest level.