I've gotten told the same (being selfish because I had to pay) when I mention that my parents wanted to go to a well respected tech school in Upstate NY. After one year, I went broke, but still had to pay back thousands of debt in the form of student loans (at I think it was... 8%... if I'm not mistaken).
Guess what? I did it. Not gladly, but I had to eat it and couldn't bitch about it because it was my decision in the end to go.
My opinoin: You want a big name? Pay for it. Want to go to city/community college? Then we'll pay.
When I couldn't afford that school I came back home (Queens, NY) and went to a CUNY (City Univ. of NY). My finances were too fucked up to finish, but the year I did spend at CUNY was superior to that at big school. Professors that actually gave a shit, helpful admins.
I wish people stop shitting on such schools, and going for 'big name'. I bet they're better than everyone thinks, everywhere.
Edit: for comparison, again, this was the late 90's. Big tech school in Upstate NY was $23,000 a year. CUNY - $3,000.
I've gotten told the same (being selfish because I had to pay) when I mention that my parents wanted to go to a well respected tech school in Upstate NY. After one year, I went broke, but still had to pay back thousands of debt in the form of student loans (at I think it was... 8%... if I'm not mistaken).
Guess what? I did it. Not gladly, but I had to eat it and couldn't bitch about it because it was my decision in the end to go.
My opinoin: You want a big name? Pay for it. Want to go to city/community college? Then we'll pay.
When I couldn't afford that school I came back home (Queens, NY) and went to a CUNY (City Univ. of NY). My finances were too fucked up to finish, but the year I did spend at CUNY was superior to that at big school. Professors that actually gave a shit, helpful admins.
I wish people stop shitting on such schools, and going for 'big name'. I bet they're better than everyone thinks, everywhere.
Edit: for comparison, again, this was the late 90's. Big tech school in Upstate NY was $23,000 a year. CUNY - $3,000.