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OP here. If I stay at Columbia, I'll have to take out $80k in loans. I can't go into the Peace Corps or do something similar post-grad because I'll have to start paying my loans off immediately.

Paying off $80k in loans pretty much dictates that I'll have to take a super intense, high-paying job after graduation if I want to chip away at the principle. Which I am NOT mentally healthy enough to do. [/quote]

OP, I applaud you for recognizing this and drawing the line. And let's be honest - will your parents EVER be happy and satisfied? Ok, so you get the ivy degree. Then what? Pressure for a high paying, high prestige job? To marry someone they approve of? To have perfect babies that they can start indoctrinating? And you can bet your arse that will never hear the end of "we sacrificed everything for you - you owe us!"

And here's the irony - if your parents cut you off, you will then be able to get financial aid again. I think moving to a Seven Sisters school would be a good step towards a fresh start. [/quote]

PP you're horribly misinformed. OP, don't listen to this person -- stay at Columbia NO MATTER WHAT. [/quote]

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