Providence College or Penn State?

Congratulations to your son on his current acceptances! These are all good programs.

Based on what you indicated in your earlier thread, this sounds much more like Providence than Penn State to me.

I know your one child still has cancer, but does the rest remain true? If so, I’d be very wary of selecting a school that would require PLUS loans because 1) you may not qualify for any in future years, and 2) YOU are actually the one responsible for paying back those loans. Though there is often an arrangement whereby the kids pay back these loans, legally, you’re the one on the hook. If you are disabled and were having $30k/year in health costs prior to losing your job, taking on extra loans seems unwise.

Providence seems like exactly what you were looking for, and it’s coming in at an affordable price. Seems to hit the best of everything for your family.

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