<p>What some students did (I saw in the MIT '16 Facebook group) was they calculated how much they would spend on school versus how much they would make (by looking at average starting salaries for their major they plan on doing) in the first few years after MIT versus a school that might cost less. And I’m also in the same boat as IsaacM, where MIT costs less than a state school for me. MIT financial aid is awesome.</p>