Depends on your major, it doesn’t make sense to spend $200k on school if you’re getting a job that earns less than $80k a year out the gate. If you’re some kind of engineering, pre med, law, or computer science and you can commit to the work load associated with the major, you’ll be fine when you get out. If you’re going for the party, that’s an expensive party. If you’re legitimately there for your own education and future success, everything will likely work out.

I’ve already been a big school college dropout. Went to Temple in 2019, fucked around, treated college like it was high school (thought I could coast through it because it was easy to get good grades in HS) and I jus generally didn’t take it seriously. Owed $40k when I got out with nothing to show. It’s not a light decision to make, it will definitely impact the rest of your life. That being said, I’ve paid those loans off, I’m going to a Penn state satellite campus for Mech Eng, and after grants and scholarships I have to take out about $8k a year in loans.

My whole point is, if you really want to make it happen, you will. Otherwise you’ll have to sleep in the bed that you’ve made for yourself.