Should I Leave Anyway?

[AMaia01]

I just got accepted into Wentworth Institute of Technology, which is a private college, to get my bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems. By getting this I could join the FBI and CIA, but join the military before I get in. My family is telling me to go somewhere else, mainly a community college. Wentworth's undergraduate tuition is $48,000, but the school offered me scholarships totaling $20,000 and I was also given numerous grants which left a remaining $14,000. I could pay this by doing work-study or getting a regular part-time job. On top of that, I currently have patrons. Should I ignore them and just go anyway?

[Buenchico]

You should note that this site is based in the UK, so people reading your post won't be familiar with the way that higher education is funded in the USA and, importantly, they'll have no idea of the merits (or otherwise) of attending any particular institution.

As a former teacher though (who had to advise many young people about higher education), I'd remind you that degree-level study shouldn't only be about the career prospects that it might lead to. You'll be committing several years of your life to getting your qualification, so you need to make sure that BOTH your choice of course AND the place where you study it will bring ENJOYMENT to your life.

Higher education should be FUN and a time in your life when you can 'let your hair down' with other young people. If every spare moment away from studying has to be spent working in McDonalds (or wherever), you'll end up hating the course and possibly not even completing it (or completing it but with only a low-grade qualification).

Since nobody here will have any idea of the level of qualification you might achieve by following your family's advice, it's impossible for us to offer you a 'definitive' answer but, when making your choice, you really need to think very carefully about where you'll be able to ENJOY your life most with your fellow students.

[Old_Geezer]

Do what you feel is right for you after due consideration of any sage advice given and the reasons for that advice being given. It's your life, your responsibility, but don't dismiss opinions simply because they aren't the ones you hoped to hear.