RPI worth the debt?

Brooklynborndad
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:47:15 +0000

like dadinator said, it depends on the alternatives and on the family situation. We live in Virginia, which has great, but relatively costly, instate publics.

Our EFC is roughly 20k, and DDs package is composed of need grants, merit grants, and federal loans. We believe we can make the parental contribution without private loans, or with minimal private loans. We would have ended up paying about as much at Virginia Tech or UVA (but without the Federal Loans). DD wants (and I think needs) a smallish school, so RPI was clearly the right choice.

20k EFC for someone with an income below 70k sounds really high to me, BTW.