<p>First of all, to the OP, what have you and your parents decided is affordable? Can they, are they willing to pay for NEU? Is it even in consideration? My son was accepted there, but it did not even get thought, because we could not afford it. Not doable. So off the table it went. We told our son that we would give him $X for college each year and he could have it banked or it goes to the school. So if he could go to school for free, he’d have six figures of money waiting for him. But he’d rather go away to a big school spirit type school and get the whole college thing (and I don’t think NEU fit that either) so he chose to have his college pretty much paid instead of him. </p>
<p>So you write down what your family can pay, what you can reasonable earn, what you can reasonably borrow, and look at your options. What do they each cost? Then you decide. </p>
<p>For many kids here , NEU is the their first choice and worth ever bit of the close to quarter million dollars it will end up costing their families. It’s a great school, tops in what they do with co-op, Boston is a great city. Whether it’s worth a quarter million to you, is something only you can decide. Whether your family can afford paying that amount is paramount, however, in the equation and decision, IMO.</p>