Loan Repayment

[ohmylove]

I have $60,000 in loans and i have 18months left of nursing school. It is worrying me, immensly. Does any one out there have just as much if not more then me in loans? Are there any loan repayment programs for nurses out there?

[Ahhphoey]

I owe a little over $60,000, too, but that includes my ADN, BSN, and a dual Master's degree. My previous loan for undergrad is out of deferrement, so I've already resumed payment on that, but I have applied for consolidation of all my loans with the department of education since the loans all originated from them. If my consolidation goes through ok, my payments will be in the low $400 range and this is with an extended payment plan where the payments will remain the same for the entirety of the repayment. It's hard, but careful budgeting can help.