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serryjw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 11:55 PM Original message |
How much was/is your student debt/loans when you graduated? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. I went to a private university in the late 60's |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 04:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Same here eleny |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 08:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. I worked mine off by teaching |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 10:58 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. This much I can tell you: the rank and file ain't getting the money. nt |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-05 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ok, I'll say it...but I'm embarrassed... |
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serryjw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. F*CK! |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. We are on a 10-year payment plan... |
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TimeToGo (656 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. GI Bill helped a lot |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. ohmygod, ohmygod |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
6. 6000 i think. |
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FlemingsGhost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. $20,000 ... for a business degree, then became an artist! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. Zip. Zero. Nada. |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Great story, TN. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:25 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. (lol) You wouldn't believe the number of credit hours I accumulated ... |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Wow, TN |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 01:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Thanks, luv! Needless to say, I don't have much patience with ... |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
9. MD loans at 180,000 are not uncommon. |
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serryjw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. You OWE |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 08:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
40. Not me - MD'ed relatives just out owe in that range - even after |
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carpetbagger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I had around 140K when I finished training. |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
11. Parents were able to cover me through 3.5 yrs - I took a $1000 NDEA loan.. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. zero |
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MarsThe Cat (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
16. i didn't graduate, but in my two years i ended up owing $3500... |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. $600 for a M.A from UC Berkeley. Tuition was$75.00 a semester!!! 1961-62 |
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serryjw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I remember about that |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
20. No graduation, 1 1/2 years of comm. college.. |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
22. Around 13K |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. I will not live long enough to repay them |
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Spangle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
24. Some countrys have free higher education |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. My education has cost about $250,000... |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
27. For a BA, MA and half a PhD from a state university |
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tenshi816 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
28. About $12,500 in total. |
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emmajane67 (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 04:15 AM Response to Original message |
29. I owe $45,500 at this point, and |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. Zero. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
32. 30 grand for my masters in teaching... |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 06:43 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Lol! Did you see the God Warrior bobble-headed doll..? |
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coyote (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
34. between undergrad and dental school...$210,000 worth of debt |
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sbj405 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
35. In dollars, zero - Service Academy. There are other forms of payment |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
36. Zero |
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kcwayne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
37. The cost of a new car at the time (1977) - $6K |
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msrbly (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
38. $75,000!!!! |
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dryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 08:51 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Zero...... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
41. More than I'll ever be able to pay off with music degrees. |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
43. $43,000 |
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fhqwhgads (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
44. $30,000 |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
45. None |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
46. Around $22,000 |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
47. $15,0000. That included a bachelor's degree from a state |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
49. $10K, I took 6 years to pay it off. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-05 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
50. $20K - engineering degree, paid off in 6 years. |
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