Where to Go?

GreenEggsHam
Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:49:51 +0000

I was accepted to Villanova University, Boston College, and SUNY Binghamton this year. I would prefer to attend the schools in this particular order, but the first two will be hard to afford. My parents said they can cover the SUNY school price and I would need to cover the rest, which I believe is extremely fair. I need some advice deciding what I should do. Here is the breakdown.

Villanova
-would cost $52k to attend after grants
-minus the $23k from my parents leaves me with $29k per year I would need to pay
-after four years that is $116k I would be paying

Boston College
-would cost $55k to attend after grants
-minus the $23k from my parents leaves me with $32k per year I would need to pay
-after four years that is $128 I would be paying

Binghamton
-would cost $23k to attend with in-state pricing
-parents would be covering all of it, so I would graduate debt free

To me, it seems like a no brainer to attend Binghamton University, as it is both avery good school and much cheaper than the others. I just want to make sure that either of the other schools doesn’t justify over $100k in debt when I graduate.

Thanks in advance for any advice.