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<p>The first people in line when it comes to paying for your education is your parents. Are you saying that there is no affordable colleges in India? </p>
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<p>I think the point that menloparkmom is trying to make is who do **you feel **should responsible for paying the 50k/year needed for your education in the US? </p>
<p>I think the point that the parents are trying to raise to you is that there are 10s of thousands of needy/middle class students in the US, who are citizens that would love to attend a 50k/year school. At the end of the day, they will have to attend the schools that there parents can afford to send them.</p>