<prompt> Human: Hey there guys. Sorry if this is a block of text, but here goes. Im gonna state the facts first and ask the questions last.Im a high school senior. I currently have a 28 ACT3.5 GPA, both of which are pretty good for my school. I have applied and been accepted to my dream school, Auburn University. Heres where the financial part of it comes into play.If I were to attend Auburn, I would be paying out of state tuition. I wouldnt get nearly as many scholarship dollars as I would if I were go to an in state college Mississippi. My parents make around 140k before taxes, but I would still come out of school anywhere between 80,000-100,000 in debt.If I were to go to an in state school, I would leave college with very little to no debt whatsoever. However, Auburns engineering program is much better than any other schools in my state.I plan on majoring in Aerospace Engineering. The average starting salary for my field is anywhere from 60,000-70,000. Auburn has a great engineering program, and is generally a very highly regarded academic school at least in the south.Now for my questions.Is coming out of college 100k in debt worth it to attend my dream school, which is also a great school for my major? If I got a job making 65,000 and attacked my college debt aggressively, how long would I be paying it off? I know it makes more sense to go to an in state college basically for free, but I just wanted to hear some outside opinions. Any adviceinput would be greatly appreciated. EDIT: Thanks for the replies guys. Ive listened to both arguments. As for now it looks like I should take a more serious look at Mississippi State to avoid that massive amount of debt. Thanks for all your help and responses!  <response>: Auburn is great. Its beautiful. Its fun. The people are nice. I love Auburn. I went there for a year in state for me. But thats not why you go to college. You go to college for for an education that will net you a good return in investment and set you up for a career. Out of State tuition to Auburn is not a good investment. Its a good, maybe great school for in state. But going into debt to go out of state to Auburn is a terrible investment. Ill tell you, Ive been to a lot of campuses, and I know it doesnt seem like this at 18 years old when Oxford may be way too familiar to you, but Oxford and Auburn are the same town. Same beautiful campus. Same great community. But one is debt free for you, and one is 100,000.If you love Auburn so much, go there for grad school. Youll probably be paid for going there. 