Student Loan Help

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Hi everyone,

I was hoping to get some clarification on the amount of student loans I would need to go into nursing school. The program that I'm in allowed me to take some online nursing classes before going into the program so I wouldn't have as much as a workload. This has allowed me to work while im in nursing school so no student loans. Next semester I will be a full-time student and was told that I shouldn't work while in nursing school because it would be too hard. Anyway, I calculate the student loans I would need and it came to be $29,000 just for two years. Does this seem insane to anyone else?! that's the program fees and living expenses. I don't know what to do. I don't wanna be in that much debt. If you don't mind me asking, how student debt you guys have/had? I've tried to google what the 'normal' amount of debt is and not a whole lot has come up.

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If you're using loans for housing and food, no, it's not insane.

As for not working: If you CAN avoid working, go for it. But so many of us just absolutely do not have that option and are either doing great or already graduated.

Whether that is a lot or not depends entirely on if you really need to survive off of your student loans and can't work and handle school at the same time.

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That doesn't seem insane at all to me. Good luck with your program!

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For fees and living expenses that seems pretty reasonable.

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I am in the same boat as you and have been trying to focus on minimizing my expenses (having my car paid off and being credit card debt free) because I know I will have to take out loans to survive. I was very strategic with where I chose to live because less money towards rent meant less money borrowed for it, if push comes to shove and I need to focus solely on school and clinicals. Are you living rent free or do you pay rent? If you pay, look at cheaper places maybe even renting a room?

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$29,000 is not bad.

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That's not bad for program fees and living expenses for 2 years. Is it a public or private school?

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Many people work through nursing school.

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