<prompt> Human: Ive been accepted to a prestigious liberal arts college PM for name of college during the Early Decision round. Im receiving 50,000 per year in financial aid, which still means Ill have to pay 20,000 per year. This means that over 4 years I will accumulate 80,000 in debt, as my parents cannot help with paying. I will probably major in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Economics or a combination of these. Given that these are high-paying majors and the college has a good history of placement into both finance and tech, is this debt worth it? Or should I go for my state school, where I am receiving a merit scholarship that covers everything, but is not as prestigiousacademically rigorous?Thank you  <response>: what you are buying with the name college, is connections. you are paying to go to school with people who can pay to go to that school. so with that in mind, understand that the value will come from socialising and networking. if you are not interestedgood at that, it might be worth saving the money. 