Hi, I currently attend a small private school which costs about 52,000$ a year. They gave me an 18,000$ scholarship plus a 14,700$ grant. So far I have taken out 12,000$ in loans including federal and private. I chose the school in the first place because among all the schools I applied as a senior in hs, they gave me the most free money. After calculating how much I'll owe back in loans, assuming my financial aid remains the same until I graduate, I am starting to wonder if it is worth staying. I will have between 50,000$ to 60,000$ in loans to pay back by the time I get my bachelors. I plan to major in healthcare administration/ pre PA so I know I can get a job that will pay enough to pay those loans back in a short amount of time, however I feel that 60,000$ in debt in just four years is quite a lot, especially if I decide to go to PA school right after which was the plan. I've thought about transferring but my fear is that I won't receive nearly as much financial aid as I'm receiving now and I'll have to take out more in loans than I had anticipated. I used those financial aid calculators to calculate the amount I would receive from an in state school and a private school, both in Maryland which is where I live, according to both, I would be paying way more out of pocket than I am now. What should I do? I've thought about several options. The school is in Pennsylvania, and I live in Maryland. I wouldn't mind transferring to schools in either state as long as I would be spending less money. Any suggestions of schools that may give out more financial aid than I am already receiving? (My parents together make around 80,000 a year and I am the only one currently in college) and my current cumulative gpa is 3.5
Thanks in advance
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