I've been in a public university, was a nice experience in my life. People use a lot of drugs at the campus, besides the presence of police (who knows why they never intervened). But I've realized the course I was would be hard to bring me jobs, so I dropped. Now I'm without patience to study...
Super! Be a parent is difficult, but is uplifting too. You'll learn to be patient, emphatic, and feel and give a unconditional love. I have the same feeling, to create my daughter to be an independent person, with her own personality and thoughts. I hope you achieve your goals. Good luck!
The best universities in Brazil are the public ones, aren't easy to enter. There're excellent and expensive private colleges. And there're good and terrible private colleges more accessible financially. You can get a scholarship, but a lot of people graduate and don't have a network or a family...