I recognize these top universities. I first learned about them from my dad, a math professor who discussed how I could pay for college. This was essential to my education journey because I come from a low-income family. For that reason, my dad mastered ways to find scholarships and other sources of income to pay for college and always encouraged me to go to a community college to stay out of debt and still receive a good education. 3. What do you think about the "cost" of those universities? (Place your opinion in the context of how much money you or your significant others earn.) Attending an Ivy League university is way too expensive for most Americans. Going to a top university would put me in extreme debt, and I could not afford the bare necessities needed to care for my family