<p>Thank you for the responses. Basically, I talked with my parents and I would have to take about $20,000 in loans myself to go to Duke but I do not think my father would support my choice although my mom just wants me to be happy. Is 20,000 a ridiculous amount of loans for a student?</p>
<p>As for the other schools, I have the following options:</p>
<p>University of Alabama wit two specialized programs which were very impressive and I would actually make $8000 a year
Northeastern at full tuition
University of Rochester at half tuition
UVA rodman scholars program
Rice University
Vanderbilt
USC at half tuition
Rutgers for free
Waitlist at Yale</p>