What should I do about college?
I’m 18 now and need to decide on a college this month. My mother is putting a lot of pressure on me. I’m aiming to get at least a bachelors in accounting. Three options are
university at Buffalo - 23k per year, 7hrs away
Binghamton - 32k per year, 4hrs away
Quinnipiac - 41k per year, 2hrs away. Masters in 4 years
My mother desperately wants me to go to either Binghamton or Quinnipiac and was crying when I mentioned liking Buffalo. She said it’s too far, would put too much of a burden on her, she wouldn’t be able to drive. I told her I was planning on taking the cross state train from Buffalo back home and she did not listen. Even though that would even be cheaper than driving back and forth from Binghamton with gas.
Binghamton is more prestigious, but Buffalo is a good school as well with 30k students. But she said I will have no opportunities going to Buffalo and it would destroy my career. She’s even been encouraging me to stay close and go to Quinnipiac, taking out the 160k in loans.
I’m not sure what to do. She will be so disappointed if I go to Buffalo. but I feel as if I would be miserable at Binghamton for four years. I don’t wanna have 200k of debt hanging over my head after Quinnipiac either.
Any opinions?