[irvingprime]

You have the option of a "full ride" and you're wondering if it's good enough to take?

TAKE THE MONEY. Take the tangible up front benefit over hypothetical benefits that might, or might not, come later. Do not discount the value of keeping your debt low. Debt is a life changed. It is like wearing a strait jacket for every other decision you will make for decades to come.

You have the chance to avoid this. Take it!

TAKE THE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[landa]

Debt is a very useful financial tool that's misunderstood by a lot of people. These kinds of "TAKE THE MONEY" comments conflate credit cards used to buy a TV with a student loan to go to MIT. This "TAKE THE MONEY" will be almost worthless compared with the enormous returns that you get from an MIT education.