This prompt helps your family compare two colleges side-by-side by weighing cost, financial aid, and career payoff. It gives you a clearer picture of what each school could cost over four years and how that compares with expected earnings in your chosen major. You’ll walk away with confidence about the financial trade-offs between schools. • Produces a clear comparison table of costs, debt, salary ranges, and payoff timelines. • Runs three aid scenarios (low, medium, high) to handle uncertainty. • Highlights what “payoff” means to you (lowest debt, fastest break-even, or long-term salary). • Shows ranges instead of guarantees, so you can make realistic decisions. • Provides next steps (aid calculators, appeal questions, major changes). • Limits: This is not financial advice; it models ranges and trade-offs, not certainties.
• First, you’ll share two colleges, a major, your aid range, and what payoff means to you. • The assistant pulls each school’s current cost of attendance. • It models three aid levels (low, medium, high) and estimates debt for each. • It adds salary ranges (early vs. mid career) for your major. • A side-by-side table compares cost, debt, salary, and break-even years. • You get a plain-language summary of trade-offs and suggested next steps. • The end result is a clear, personalized snapshot of which college offers better value for your goals.