@collegemom3717 thank you so much for all the time you’ve spent on me. I really appreciate it. I ran the financial calculator, and it’d be around $52,000 a year for me to attend a school like Columbia. My parents have said a realistic option would be for them to co-sign and they could “commit” to paying half of that. I think from your helpful information, however, that that’s not the best option for me.
I think I could be just as happy getting a great degree from a decent school and not paying $200,000 for it. Thank you for enlightening me to that fact.
I’m going to add UofSouthCarolina to my list. I also have the College of Charleston on there as another in-state safety. Again, thank you so much as your help has really aided me and opened my mind up as far as the college search goes. Have a great day 