Satisfy my curiosity. College debt.

~1~ · 04-12-2011, 10:55 AM

How many of our students are in debt because of school?

I'm gonna keep it to American college/trade-tech school students.

How many of you had to go into debt to get educated?

**SageTree** · 04-12-2011, 11:01 AM

My Wife received her Undergrad and graduate work at Canadian Universities.
My answer doesn't count.

Unless by 'American' you were including North and South America...
But I'm pretty sure you are only addressing the US.

Allegory.....

Being · 04-12-2011, 11:14 AM

i got some grants because im fucking poor with two dependents, but i do have some loans. Not too bad though, just gotta stay in school until i get that golden job lol

Jester4yall · 04-12-2011, 11:35 AM

I'll be working to pay my loans off, but it'll be worth it.

I think.......

**Mafoo** · 04-12-2011, 11:38 AM

im lucky/ unlucky. i go to a relatively inexpensive, yet, very nice Cal state university(especiall y nice for biology). financial aid does not apply to me but my parents are cool about paying for tuition/books, so im not in debt, no.

that other thread gives me the heebee jeebies

Xil · 04-12-2011, 11:40 AM

i go to a fairly cheap school and have a good amount of scholarship money so i dont pay tuition

i just need to maintain a certain gpa (which is looking less and less likely) and do like 70 hours volunteer work a semester. not too bad of a deal

The Don · 04-12-2011, 12:17 PM

Feeling left out, I fucked with your poll.

I wouldn't trust the results if I where you.

Dr. ShinDig · 04-12-2011, 12:55 PM

I went to community college so no debt for me!

fenderbender · 04-12-2011, 01:14 PM

Ive been goin to a community college for the past two years. Im gonna stay here and rack up as many credits as possible before i have to transfer. Another semester MAYBE two left here. Then i gotta transfer to a uni or w.e

My moms been paying my community college tuition for now.

Ill be in debt once i transfer for sure. ESPECIALLY if i stay in jersey.
Id love to go to school else where but community college credits transfer like shit to out of state schools apparently so idk... ill be paying out the ass regardless.
Trying to minimize future debt as much as possible.

:/

Geeno · 04-12-2011, 01:56 PM

Im like 10k in the hole.

I ended up doing trade work.

Grieves · 04-12-2011, 02:04 PM

paid up front everytime...

don't have debt of any sort...

Lloydy · 04-12-2011, 02:23 PM

ive been getting drunk off me student loan since october. hooray for student loans

Captain Cannabis · 04-12-2011, 02:41 PM

i have no debt. i choose to live at home and pay up front with my money. i think even though i am not american my opinion still counts in this discussion. average student debt after a 4 year bachelor degree at my university is over 24,000$

Kompressor · 04-12-2011, 03:03 PM

I had a good amount of debt going to college.

I believed at the end of it though, eventually my salary will pay it back easily.

Eventually, I was right.

Roach · 04-12-2011, 03:18 PM

well first round of college (1973 ish) grants were easy to get, had no debt but had to work some while there for separate housing/partying/car expenses.

second time around (1996) had lots of debt, went into default but paid it off in 5 years.

Quote:

average student debt after a 4 year bachelor degree at my university is over 24,000$

my son went a 4 year college in the US, and you can just about triple that number.

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Kompressor · 04-12-2011, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roach

my son went a 4 year college in the US, and you can just about triple that number.

qft.

Luckily though, you can essentially claim hardship forever [even if you are gainfully employed] and defer your payments for as long as you need to.

Roach · 04-12-2011, 03:22 PM

^ see edit.

He attended University Park.

On the up side.

His degree is good just about anywhere .

Sociology major, minor in Psych.

Kompressor · 04-12-2011, 03:27 PM

^ qft = quoted for truth.

Cerpin Taxt · 04-12-2011, 03:48 PM

Basically after 4 years of University and my upcoming 1 year post-grad this fall, I'll be at around $30,000.

aft3rsh0kk · 04-12-2011, 04:45 PM

when i was goin to school it was to hard workin 40+ hours a week, and not doing well in my classes was just throwin money away so i stopped going, could of got loans but i dont want to be in debt. maybe one day ill go back to school.

View Poll Results: Do you owe?
Paid up, 100%	11	36.67%
I owe, I owe so off to work I'll go.	9	30.00%
Scholarships, mother fucker!	4	13.33%
I blew my professors to get through (I'm gay)	6	20.00%
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Captain Cannabis safety word: more Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: m.i.a. Posts: 13,922 Thanks: 2,705 Thanked 3,174 Times in 1,812 Posts	i have no debt. i choose to live at home and pay up front with my money. i think even though i am not american my opinion still counts in this discussion. average student debt after a 4 year bachelor degree at my university is over 24,000$ __________________ fuck the monkeys

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