<prompt> Human: Im a high school senior looking to apply to college. I want to apply to a privateout-of-state university, but the amount of student loan debt is really unsettling. from 100k-160k My parents and I have nothing saved for my education and arent making enough money to help me pay for college. I want to major in business and a high use language Modern Standard Arabic or Mandarin Chinese. What do I do? Update: Thanks guys! I almost had my heart set on some schools until I saw the price tag. My family and high school told me the same thing: follow your dreams! but then didnt want to help me pay the bill... I needed people to tell me to be realistic. So many great options I wasnt aware of and a lot of just straight forward advice. Thanks again!  <response>: Absolutely avoidable. There has to be a good in-state school that will cost a hell of a lot less. The want word will put you in debt for a very long time. 