“A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is suppose to open the door to a world of opportunity” says Dan Rather. (Dan Ruther) College is one of the most important decisions you will choose in your life. It is deciding what you want to do with the rest of your life so you don’t want to make the wrong decision. My future career would be in marketing. I would want to go to college at University of Pittsburgh, Slippery Rock University, or Gannon University. What college I want to go to the most is the hardest part. Deciding what college I would want to know what the finances are for the college, the lifestyle on campus, and how far it is from home. To me the most important decision is the finances. At the University of Pitt the yearly cost would be roughly around $31,208(Net Price Calculator). The tuition itself would be $18,084(PittBusiness College of Business Administration), which is the least expensive college of the three.The room and board would cost $9,870 in a dorm or apartment.The cost of books would be around $1,132, and other expenses would be approximately $3,122. Most schools will give you financial aid. At Pitt I would receive $5,968 in aid from the federal, state, local government, or the school. Now, at Slippery Rock the tuition fee would be $9,309(Financial Aid) per semester. For food and room it would be a total cost of $9,800(Financial Aid). Books and other expenses would be approximately $4,250. The total cost for Slippery Rock would be $32,668 per year.Gannon the most expensive of the three schools would be $27,540(Gannon University Admissions) for tuition one year. The books will be $1,020, which is a little cheaper than Pitt. Rooming would be in a dorm ,which would cost $10,940. Then, other expenses would cost $2,314. Add all the prices up it would be a total of $41,820, which is clearly the hardest to afford. If I just chose a college on wh