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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d tell your parents that you are going to transfer to a less prestigious school because you don’t want to take out loans. If they don’t get bragging rights anymore, they might change their mind about funding the Ivy. [/quote]

I agree with this.  Do not go $80K into debt for a college you don't even want to be at -- especially one that was so toxic for you that you contemplated suicide!  There are other schools out there where you can finish your degree for much less money and hopefully a better fit.[b]  Your parents are trash for taking this approach.[/b][/quote]

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OP's parent's aren't trash for taking this approach. They're 100% right that a Columbia degree will open up doors for the rest of OP's life.

OP, take the debt and finish up at Columbia. Get over your fear of "stressful, competitive" jobs (whatever the hell that means) and take that six-figure job offer after graduation so you can pay down your student loans.

Oh, and BTW, going into arts administration or non-profits or environmental education will be a decision you'll regret for the rest of your life. No question there. [/quote]

A few years out no one cares where you went to college. What matters is who you've gotten to know and what you've actually done. Perhaps having gone to Columbia means knowing some people who could be useful in life, but it's not like at age 30 anyone is still talking about your college. I am married to a guy who didn't even finish the low-ranked college he started at and he's doing great. [/quote]

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