FREE is relative and you need to do the cost benefit analysis.
The advantage of professor connections of Columbia U. to
Wall Street and consulting vs. Stanford U to Silicon Valley
MUST BE EMPHASIZED. However, who knows where your
journey will take you.
1 don't have kids, so HN are we 'related like family'?
2 rhetorical question
3 Go to a middle level college, borrow student debt and
4 BE A WAGE SLAVE FOR LIFE. BE A WAGE SLAVE FOR LIFE.
5 YOUR LIFE CHOICES, IMHO

6 1.) middle level college - NO
7 2.) Stanford or Columbia U because they have
8 plenty of scholarships.
9 2b.) avoid Cooper Union, NYC. Although with
10 zero tuition for now, THEY ARE BANKRUPT.

11 3.)low level college, cheap community and
12 learn how to weld. Then, get a job for
13 $200 thousand per year in the fracking
14 oil industry. Boss chooses between a middle
15 level 'state college' and C grade at top college,
16 I PREFER THE top college.

17 http://www.alternet.org/education/looking-escape-
18 high-cost-college-these-7-countries-will-educate-you-free
19 insert the missing countries and the URL for the
20 calculator as to DETERMINE YOUR LIFE COURSE.

21 Oh, me? I chose #2 with very little student debt.
22 Thanks friends for letting me doing the illegal
23 apt roomie thing at Columbia Engineering.
24 Perfect for me, as I was not as 'hard-core geek'
25 as M.I.T.

26 1.) Germany. the problem is that you must think in
27 Math AND GERMAN. No exceptions. Key advantage is
28 the real deal the Chaos Club makes Defcon look like wimps.
27 Math AND GERMAN. No exceptions. Key advantage is
28 the real deal the Chaos Club makes Defcon look like wimps.
29 German practicality places this as a higher choice.

30 2.)Finland. Some of the strangest friends I have ever known.
31 Lack of sun and Vitamin D means most as well as you will be
32 depressed. Cheer up with the better than Poland math skills.
33 Easy to get a job on Wall Street.

34 3.)Why avoid Poland? World War III ring side seat with Russia,
35 Poland, Ukraine, etc.

36 4.)France. Spend most of the time eating and dating. Much more
37 woman friendly and family friendly by MANY MEASURES.
38 Forget about manufacturing expertise, but the cryptography/math
39 seems to rock.

40 5. Norway: We LOVE the freezing cold and time spent on oil rigs.
41 The minature Germany, except for lack of good beer.

42 6. Slovenia: Skype and other software starts in Eastern Europe
43 or the former USSR.

44 7. Sweden: Could be a one way trip to Sweden. Good for learning
45 communitarian and cooperative work process, which is not taught
46 in the USA.
47 this is not in order. mileage will vary greatly.

48 8.) Brazil. Untold wealth and you too can play anthropologist/
49 miner in the Amazon jungle. Assumes you live to tell the tale.
50 The sugar/ethanol industry means they are an oil wealth producer.
51 More effective chemical engineering than US ethanol
52 relying on 'king corn.'
53 9.)China. Third world poverty country with billionaires.
54 Like Brazil, likely the best way to become a billionaire,
55 unless you are a math genius. Teaching English while doing school
56 could be an exercise in sleep deprivation.
57 Plenty of entrepreneurs, unlike Germany. Due to the 'culture'
58 or German beer vs Chinese 'stinky socks' mao-tai?
59 hey Asians, I am Asian. Please do not flame me.

60 10.)Russia. Included for political incorrectness. Likely a
61 one-way ticket, since Russia is on the present enemies lists.
62 But if you are into nuclear engineering or natural gas pipelines,
63 for they are building the world's largest ...

64 11.) Florida, listed as 'separate country' Do the work program
65 at the yacht club and get a backer for the Donut franchise.
66 Donut franchise creates millionaires (for select few)

82 12.) Gaming the system? Women who got some money apply to Barnard
83 College. Major in basket weaving or physical education.
84 Take all the worthwhile courses like business, egineering at
85 Colubmia University, which cross lists courses.

86 After all you want a great experience and REAL education,
87 not a fake piece of paper, right HN?
88 bon voyage from old man Odysseus.