<prompt> Human: Hey guys! I am a senior in high school and I am about to commit to a university hopefully in the coming week or weeks. I am fortunate to get into quite good universities, but I have a question not based off of tuition well sort of, just off of general financial judgement. I got into Boston University, my number one choice. I got quite a bit of money from them, 45k a semester, but I will still need to loan around 25k with 17k-20k of that being private loans. The school is quite good in terms of being known and has strong academics. However, a local SUNY school, Stony Brook University and an upstate SUNY, Binghamton, both offered me near full-rides. So, even though the SUNYs are not really on the level of Boston, to some degree, is it worth to take out the private loans and go to Boston University? I am stuck and I have no idea what to do. Should I go to college for free and possibly have a harder time finding a well-paying job or rather have a less value in my educational background? To note, I am going to major in engineering. Thanks.Assistant: Dont focus so much on a schools prestige. Like the other comment, what makes you think that one school will actually result in a significantly better income? I went to a state school and graduated with less than 10k in loans and paid them of in about a year, while colleagues of mine...who have the same position and pay...that went to fancier private schools are drowning in their 50k piles of debt. Just my experience, could also be totally different in engineering.Human: I have heard that the engineering field is competitive, almost like medicine. Having a known college in your background may help with employers decisions. However, this may not be completely true in reality.  <response>: Id look into the placementinternship opportunities that each school has to offer. Some schools have established partnerships that basically get you lined up with a job and working before you even graduate. Edit: in the end its also just money so do what makes you happy. Youre going to be fine either way. 