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Old 05-09-2013, 02:47 AM
 
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it appears i'm $10,000 short on aid for school for the year. I've been unemployed for a while now and dont have the cash to cover the difference. It seems they gave me enough to cover my tuition as an in-state student, but not enough for out of state.

on top of that it seems like 96% of my courses wont transfer and count for, thus labeling me a freshmen. I dont think i want to go into 100k debt for my major at pitt, so if this is true on all accounts i think the wisest decision would be to stick to virginia.

i wonder what will happen, since i paid my tuition fee of $200. can i back out of the school and say "thanks but no thanks to the aid and going there any more"?
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Old 05-09-2013, 06:36 AM
 
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Good luck in Virginia. Probably wise not to go into that much debt as an undergraduate.
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Old 05-09-2013, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Yes, of course you can back out of school here. However, I believe you will lose your initial $200 deposit. Best of luck wherever you attend university.
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Old 05-09-2013, 08:13 AM
 
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Very few (if any) schools are worth going $100,000 in debt for a bachelor's degree, so you're making a very wise decision. They'll keep your $200 but that's just a drop in the bucket.

Good luck in Virginia.
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Old 05-09-2013, 09:32 AM
 
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Very few (if any) schools are worth going $100,000 in debt for a bachelor's degree, so you're making a very wise decision. They'll keep your $200 but that's just a drop in the bucket.

Good luck in Virginia.
It depends, a bachelors in math from an Ivy would probably be worth $100K in debt. I do agree though that few degrees are worth that type of price tag.
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Old 05-09-2013, 10:57 AM
 
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It depends, a bachelors in math from an Ivy would probably be worth $100K in debt. I do agree though that few degrees are worth that type of price tag.
A Bachelor's in business maybe, but math is one of those fields where prestige doesn't mean a whole ton if you plan on going to grad school. I'd say engineering too, but that's the one big field most Ivies aren't good at.
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:46 AM
 
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A Bachelor's in business maybe, but math is one of those fields where prestige doesn't mean a whole ton if you plan on going to grad school.
What? Business isn't an undergraduate major at most prestigious schools. It has changed a bit, but the old view was that a business degree was a community college thing. If you want prestige, even if you are going into business, do not major in business.
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Old 05-09-2013, 12:01 PM
 
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...but the old view was that a business degree was a community college thing. If you want prestige, even if you are going into business, do not major in business.
The old view? My father was an undergraduate business major at Pitt back in the 40s. That degree provided him with much success and prestige as an officer of a fortune 500. My childhood next door neighbor was an undergraduate business major at Pitt in the 80s, and he's a CEO of a bank. Obviously this "old view" is new! I'm sorry. I don't mean to pick on you. I just thought that was funny as hell.
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Old 05-09-2013, 12:07 PM
 
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The old view? My father was an undergraduate business major at Pitt back in the 40s. That degree provided him with much success and prestige as an officer of a fortune 500. My childhood next door neighbor was an undergraduate business major at Pitt in the 80s, and he's a CEO of a bank. Obviously this "old view" is new! I'm sorry. I don't mean to pick on you. I just thought that was funny as hell.
I'm sure many others like your dad did very well at it. However, it is not the most common path. Heavenwood was talking about the Ivy League and most of them still don't have undergraduate business majors (as opposed to Economics or something). And as a whole, the entering business majors are below average students.

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Old 05-09-2013, 12:15 PM
 
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I'm sure many others like your dad did very well at it. However, it is not the most common path. Heavenwood was talking about the Ivy League and most of them still don't have undergraduate business majors (as opposed to Economics or something). And as a whole, the entering business majors are below average students.

SAT score averages of college-bound seniors, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1995-96 through 2004-05
My point is the statement below is not an old view. It's a new view.

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...the old view was that a business degree was a community college thing.
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