<prompt> Human: So a month or two ago I got all my college info- college acceptancetuitionput a deposit-all that stuff. However lately so of my co-workers friends have been questioning my college cost. I am not a expert on the matter, first generation college student at all, but I thought I had a pretty decent plan.Basically, I plan on attending a private university that is 8 minutes away from my house. The alternative wouldve been the state school or community college, both 40 minutes away from my home, and Im just now learning to drive. Tuition is 43ky, and I received a 22ky merit scholarship, it only requires 2.0 to keep. I also got a 6,880 grant from the college. So that leaves me with about 14,120k7. Now after 5,500 in loans, that will leave me with 8,620 to pay off. I qualify for a work study, so that would knock off 2k. So, 6,620k is left over. I currently have around 7k saved, hoping to have 9-10k before college starts. Also, I have a part time job already, and make around 8k a year. Also, I will be able to live at home, and my parents are really okay with it. Plus I think they would help me out here and there, but they cant help with my tuition.I know it seems like a stretch on my fiances, and anything could happen from getting a scholarship to getting a increases tuition, but I was fairly okay with my plan until others started remarking on their college tuitionsplans. My ultimate goal was to make sure my parents didnt have to take out loans for me. Would 22k in loans at the end of my undergrad career be to much? I plan on majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in genetics, to either pursue a phd in Neuroscience or go into genetic counseling. I looked up careers in those fields and they salary ranges from 50k-80k, depending on level of education.Another important thing to note is, unlike my older brother who transferred from a community college to a state college for engineering, I really want the whole college experiences. Sororities and volunteering programs, plus the school is really big on internships. To me its important, however I dont want to go down a path that would make me suffer in the end. Any advice or tips?  <response>: 22k is not much at all. Sounds like your co-workers have no clue how high student loans can be. I graduated with roughly 20k student loans after grants, scholarships, and my company covering most of my first 2 years. My monthly payments were roughly 210 a month. You will be fine even if you were to work smaller salary job. I say go for it and enjoy the full experience! 