<prompt> Human: Hi. Im a senior in high school and have posted on reddit maybe once but I have no idea what to do next year in terms of paying for college, so I thought I would ask for advice here. I have been accepted to UCSD, UCLA, UCSB, my safety, University of Maryland- College Park, and was wait listed into UGA. I live in Georgia and up until recently, barely had an idea that my parents wouldnt be able to pay for college. I did not meet the requirements for financial aid and have no scholarships in any college Except 3,000 in Maryland, as well as getting into their College Park Scholars program. Maryland is my bottom choice by far, and although it is slightly cheaper than the UC schools, it is a school I really could not see myself going to and a school I really dont connect with at all. My parents had been slightly stressed about paying but had made it seem possible for me to go to my dream school, UCSB. They told me today that most of the tuition would have to be paid off with loans, and now Im stuck not knowing what to do. I plan on going to grad school after undergrad and hopefully getting into med school, so loans would add up to the point where I would be entirely swamped. UGA would be the only school my family would be able to afford, but since I was waitlisted I may not get in at all. I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on what decision to make because I feel utterly stuck. Sorry if formatting is terrible, Im on my mobile.  <response>: Do you live in Athens? If so, why not try Athens Tech for a semester or 2 until you get it? This .pdf show what transfers directly to UGA. Knock out your general courses cheaply. Get an undergrad cheaply with in state tuition at UGA. There is a great med school at Emory University in Atlanta that would give you in-state tuition, cheaply. Once you do all that, then go abroad as a residentfellow somewhere like California to finish up without 250k dollars of student loan debt ruining your weekends. 