Student Loans

catnip · Apr 7, 2008

It took me 5 years, 3 for the pre req's and 2 for the nursing program. In all i came out with roughly $15,000 in student loan debt. This was at a community college BTW.

anggelRN · Apr 7, 2008

$30,000 and still not done:cry:

ilstu99 · Apr 7, 2008

How long did you go to school, and how much money did you owe in student loans?

Too many years. :) My total student loan debt from all my trips to college was about $36K, but compared to everyone else in my program, that's not too shabby. Many of them are over $50K.

tanthalas · Apr 7, 2008

I don't know about the States, but in Canada we have the opportunity to have a certain percentage of our loans forgiven providing we work in rural areas. I think the percentage starts at 30% per year all the way up to 50% to the most remote areas.

MikeyJ, RN · Apr 7, 2008

I graduate in August and will have about $60,000 in loans.

Oh well though. It is well worth it, and I am not concerned about paying it off. I have a very good friend who spent 6 years in college to become a special education teacher and walked out with over $50,000 in loans as well and she is doing just fine paying them off. I will make nearly $20K more than her yearly when I begin working as a nurse.

Alibaba · Apr 7, 2008

As of today, I owe Salliemae $53k. OUCH!

Am on their graduated plan and should pay $120pm for the rest of my life (or so it seems), but I pay $300pm and should be done sooner.

Of course am still taking out loans for more school.

Becca608 · Apr 7, 2008

I am post-bacc at a university. I moved back in with my parent's since I am single and worked part-time. I also really did not cut back too much from my prior lifestyle from my previous career (except the whole rent thing). I owe 20,500 in student loans and another 10,000 in a private loan from my parents who really believed I could do this.

Otessa, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2008

How long did you go to school, and how much money did you owe in student loans?

four years (BSN)

no loans

scholarships, grants, lived at home, worked.....

graduated in 1992:heartbeat

Otessa, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2008

I don't know about the States, but in Canada we have the opportunity to have a certain percentage of our loans forgiven providing we work in rural areas. I think the percentage starts at 30% per year all the way up to 50% to the most remote areas.

There are programs like that here as well. The state I graduated from had a great deal if you decided to work on a Reservation.

I didn't have any loans so this wasn't attractive to me.

MikeyJ, RN · Apr 7, 2008

four years (BSN)
no loans
scholarships, grants, lived at home, worked.....
graduated in 1992:heartbeat

I wish tuition was low enough where students could still do that. I work 40 hours a week during nursing school, have had grants and scholarships, but still have had to take out massive loans to pay for tuition.

Dixiecup · Apr 7, 2008

I'm finally in my 7th and last year. I'll end up with about 100k. Not looking forward to it plus I took every extra $ I could get. I'm in the FNP program now but took the long route!