Is Davidson Worth the Debt? (vs UNC)

aaron981
Sun, 10 May 2009 18:30:09 +0000

I was just accepted off the waitlist at Davidson, and only have until 5:00 tomorrow to make a decision. Davidson was one of my top choices when I applied and I REALLY want to attend. Unfortunately, money makes the choice much more dificult than I had hoped.

The question is: is Davidson worth 60-70k in debt, compared to graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill with no debt at all?

I don’t really have plans for graduate school, definitely not medicine, and hope to get a relatively high-paying job out of college. I am leaning towards becoming an Econ major and pursuing consulting, however that will probably change. As I said before, I feel I am a much better fit for Davidson, but I’m not sure if Davidson is truly worth that much more than UNC.