Was just chatting w/ a fellow classmate. She’s a very nice girl, and has a good job as a nurse, but she’s six figures in debt because she tried med school a while back and couldn’t cut it.
My jaw just DROPPED. Over 100K in debt. She is newly married and trying now to obtain a masters in nursing.
I felt like saying ...good luck ever owning a home. Good luck putting your own kids through college. Good luck staying out of debt ....what ARE these people going to do with their lives??
My husband and I have had our share of tough times, and have been in debt, but each time we managed to pay it down, and get ahead. These people will NEVER, EVER get ahead. Not with debt like that.
Oh, for Pete’s sake, who goes into debt for school that they just cannot handle? You know if you are smart enough to handle medical school or not.
The students that I see with that amount of debt have simply worked the system to skate through college, not working a day in their lives and then moved on to grad school These kids travel during their vacations on borrowed money, claiming that it’s educational or a matter of social justice.
I just have no sympathy for anyone who lives off of borrowed money and expects some sort of break.