<p>And so you should. When you get the packages, you then figure out as close as you can , how much each school will cost you. Strip out the loans and workstudy from the the packages so that you can compare those numbers. All things equal–two schools, identical cost, if the loans and work study lowers the costs of one over the other, that give that school an edge, but not until you’ve gotten down to that point. Kid can find job at school WS or not, most likely, and the Direct Loans on an unsub basis, just about any one can take out.</p>