Negotiating Financial Aid Package at Duke -- HELP?!

agduke2022
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 19:07:22 +0000

I agree with the above, it’s simply dollars and sense. Let’s say you get what you can possibly get at Duke ( my son is enrolling there in the fall 2018, and yes we love the school but let’s say) they give you $20,000 a year (which is high) but let’s say that happens. Duke runs $73k a year so you have to borrow 53k a year for 4 years total debt just over $200k for 4 years.

USC gives you a $232,000 education for free, you graduate a great school with no debt, no $1000-$1500 a month college loans to repay, it gives you a huge leap ahead after graduation. Look, it always comes down to money, it’s a $430,000 swing as I see it. Duke is a great school but it is worth over $200k in loans to you? Enjoy USC