<prompt> Human: I am going to a prestigious liberal arts school, with an academic scholarship of 17,000 a year. Despite this hefty scholarship, tuition is stupidly ridiculously high. Like 46,000 a year high. damn I just looked this up and tuition rose from last year oh lord I was blissfully naïve about the cost of my college, until my mother sat down with me and basically told me I would drown in debt when I graduated.My parents are paying for some part of it. My parents have taken out loans from banks as well, Im not exactly sure but I think its somewhere around 10-20 thousand a year. My father is trying to pay off the interest now, so I wont have to deal with that mess when I graduate. From my little knowledge of how loans work and simple math skills, I have calculated at LEAST 80,000 in debt when I graduate. Oh god.Basic job info if it helps:I have a job at the school that makes between 50 to 200 a month, and I have a summer job that should bring in at least 100 a week for around 2 months. I spend very little now that I know I am so screwed and finagle gas money from my father. I have very little knowledge about the loans my parents have taken out, how much they are paying out of pocket, and I guess this information is the first I should acquire. Im scholarship hunting once school lets out, but I know its unreasonable to hope I can pay for all of my tuition with scholarships at this point. What should I do?Any advice? Assistant: Any chance you could use your scholarships at a less expensive school? Unless you are making 6 figures with this degree, its not worth 80,000 of debt IMHOHuman: It was a school scholarship, not offered at other schools. My only other option was LSU, tuition paid for, but my parents refused to send me there after my offer from my current school. They think LSU is crap and my 80,000 in debt is worth it.  <response>: my mother sat down with me and basically told me I would drown in debt when I graduated.and... my parents ... think LSU is crap and my 80,000 in debt is worth it. No offense, but dont listen to your parents for financial advice. They seem to not really understand how money works. 