<p>In my case, I am going to be paying 100k over 4 years to attend such a school when I had full tuition scholarships at 2 schools where I would graduate debt free and another school where I would end up paying 50k over 4 years for room and board. I definitely understand that I chose the most expensive option and that such an option will require significant financial sacrifice from my family but I felt like such a school would provide me the best stepping stone to a successful future. If I would have posted this same exact question for myself, I would have almost exclusively gotten the take the money and run posts rather than the pay 100k posts. Now, I am not graduating with debt but the burden will be significant for my family. A better question would be why would kids like me receive such advice almost exclusively? I mean I would think that me wanting to pay 100k would be an anomaly. Wouldn’t most kids in my situation (as many middle class kids at such schools are-debating between financial burden and free ride) choose the free ride option?</p>