<p>Is it $5,000 extra-- total, or $5,000 extra per year? I’m confused. If it’s $5,000 total, that doesn’t seem to be a big problem. Sounds like, though, that your first choice was an Ivy, which you didn’t get into. Maybe you should just take a gap year, work, and reapply. Or really save yourself some money, go to a CC for a year, and then apply for transfer.</p>