<prompt> Human: I have been a very hardworking self-motivated student throughout high school; I achieved a 4.0 unweighted GPA with 10 AP courses and a 2210 SAT score. However, I have no idea what I want to do as a career or major at this point, so college would inherently be a risk to attend. Additionally, my parents make an amount of money too large to qualify for financial aid 140k-150k a year and also ended up saving a relatively small amount in a college fund proportional to their income level. As a result, a 4-year degree at UC BerkeleyUCLAUCSD would cost me between 45k-60k in student loans out of my own pocket. I have worked much harder than anyone else around me in high school and would devastated to see my efforts absolutely wasted and for me to attain no level of success in my academic life; However I am also a realist and realize that I probably cannot healthily afford the cost of college given my financial situation. Given the fact I would be taking on astronomical debt and I have no clear plans for a distinct major, would it be the best financial decision for me to attend community college or no college at all instead of attending a more rigorous and selective public university I have poured my heart out to get into? I spent countless hours up at night pushing myself for academic perfection because I felt it was necessary to make my life better and it would honestly tear a whole in my heart to have it all go to waste but if the debt would be devastating I would rather not spend my life up to my head in financial strain.Assistant: Yo. With your grades you can definitely afford to go to an in state public university. They cost 8-14k a year for tuition. Your scholarships will help out a lot and if you want to graduate debt free, then just work part time while attending. Human: I failed to apply to state schools; Unfortunately, this is not an option due to my own stupidity. I strongly regret this. I applied to UC schools which are in state but cost a lot more but not calstate schools cheaper options  <response>: You can always take a gap semesteryear and apply again, if that is the route you want to go. 