You don’t know for a fact that GT would be the better experience, environment, outcome for you, right?
And even if it was, whether it would be worth thousands more.
Nobody knows what the future brings and how a different choice might have had a different outcome or not.
So maybe you can let go of your dream of GT now.
In order to have new dreams once you have a degree.
The flexibilty to choose where to work, be able to afford an apartment, a car, be able to travel, without paying back student debt for 10+ years.