depends on what your definition of "afford" is. i was accepted into MIT, but there was no way my family was going to make their contribution amount and the tota

depends on what your definition of "afford" is. i was accepted into MIT, but there was no way my family was going to make their contribution amount and the total debt i would have had to take on was way too high. there's a large gap between people that get enough aid and those that can just pay out of pocket. i got bored at the university i could afford, dropped out, and ended up in the tech startup world. MIT would have been great, but they way they assess need means people in my position (middle class) can't/won't attend. it sucks, because i would have loved the challenge and the atmosphere, but it didn't make financial sense.