Is it wise to go to a state school even if it's not your preference just to get your tuition paid for? Don't want my financial nerves now to affect the fact that I could have gone to Brown.

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Studies have shown that students do just as well at state schools as their counterparts at elite institutions. But it’s more than just money. The networks you make at elite schools are incredibly helpful in some fields

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My daughter opted for a state university because she received grants, scholarships, and waivers that covered the costs of tuition & room and board. I just paid for the digital books. No student loans.

She had private schools that "offered scholarships" but if we're still taking out loans to cover the rest, that was not a benefit.

Her goal was to graduate undergrad with no loans. If she needs loans for graduate school, then she'll do that.

If you can go to Brown, and that’s where you see yourself successful, then go to brown. You have your entire life to worry about money and stress, college is about the experience and gaining enough knowledge/connection to land you your first job. The first job leads to the second, and so on. Too often people talk about the money aspect as if it is the be all, end all. There is no telling what the landscape will look like upon your time to graduate, sure it’s a gamble but really not the end of the world. Go to a college you will be successful and happy at during the time you are there. Spend the following 60-80 years worrying about important stuff

Depends. How much more is brown? Do both schools offer similar opportunities for your major and job prospects? How will you feel if you go to a state school? How much will you regret not going to Brown versus how much will you regret student debt?

Good things to consider

Depends on what field you are going into I think.

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