Yes. I do think which school you can go to affects the outcome. I understand that application season is over, but hopefully you've applied to many need-blind s

Yes. I do think which school you can go to affects the outcome. I understand that application season is over, but hopefully you've applied to many need-blind schools that are in the top-50 where you wouldn't have to take out any loans. It's also a great way to seed your life-long personal network in a different way. A lot of your college buddies will go onto diverse fields, and together you will spot many connections between them and pursue those. This can be very lucrative as well. College, besides the learning, teaches you things you didn't know you needed to understand. It often changes you as a person - It's not only that you now know more answers, it affects what types of questions you ask.