<prompt> Human: Im 19 years old and finishing up my 1st year at a local community college. Im on a 3-year plan to transfer. Im starting to considervisit some 4-year colleges near me and I am aware that it is smarter financially to stay in-state. However, I want to visit University of Colorado Boulder and to do so I need to buy a plane ticket and will stay with some family over there during my stay.Anyways, my question is if it is really worth it? I dont want to spend money on a plane ticket and visit the campus if in the end I will just be let down because of the insane out-of-state costs. And if I were to attend would I be paying off student loans the rest of my life?Any help is greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance.  <response>: Can you apply first and see what they offer you regarding scholarship or financial aid? Then youll know if its worth your time with just an application fee, before you go visit. Source: Im from Illinois but a state school in Missouri offered me a full scholarship, and I loved it there and graduated with almost no undergrad debt. 