How much do you owe in college loans?

**RunItUpTheGut** · 12-24-2011, 12:54 AM

This has been a huge topic all over the country with the increase in tuition prices and other things.
How much do you owe?

I once heard a guy on a radio talk show, who was dentist, talking about how much he owed back.
He said he owed 800,000 dollars back to the government and becoming a dentist, while a lucrative career, was the biggest mistake he made because his student loan payment each month puts him in the negative.

Personally, mine wasnt to bad. I never lived on campus and i always paid for books out of pocket so i graduated only owing around 30,000.

**nky** · 12-24-2011, 12:55 AM

I owed less than $15,000. Paid it off in less than 5 years with some paid off because of working in an inner city school

**RunItUpTheGut** · 12-24-2011, 12:59 AM

^
Thats good, my company paid me 1000 for every A i received and 500 for every B so that took a little chunk out. :biggrin:

Im just glad my wife went for free on scholarship lol.

**toussaints** · 12-24-2011, 01:03 AM

I thought I was all good, but I've got about $2,000 left. I forgot I used it for a semester.

***Westside*** · 12-24-2011, 08:01 AM

I was lucky. I didn't qualify for financial aid so my Mom and Dad paid for my undergrad ed.

**LWC** · 12-24-2011, 10:40 AM

Counting my M.Div when I finish, I will owe a total of $15,000.

**Jarons** · 12-24-2011, 11:48 AM

Waaaaay too much!!!!!

**WideRight05** · 12-24-2011, 11:51 AM

I'm blessed to be able to say 0, I did not get a scholarship but was lucky enough to have help along the way.

**vundy33** · 12-24-2011, 06:48 PM

A big fat 0, lol. I sure have paid for it in other ways though.

**RunItUpTheGut** · 12-24-2011, 10:55 PM

Dang some of you all got really lucky.

**WideRight05** · 12-24-2011, 11:01 PM

Are a lot of you that owe on your loans owing on a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or both?

**Jarons** · 12-24-2011, 11:04 PM

^Mine is from my masters' degree and my wife's bachelors' degree combined. I got tons of help with my bachelors' graduated without any college loan debts.

**RunItUpTheGut** · 12-25-2011, 02:34 AM

WideRight05 Wrote:Are a lot of you that owe on your loans owing on a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or both?

Both. As i said before, luckily my wife went on a free ride so i didnt have to pay nothing there.
Online classes got me at EKU, there pretty much double a regular class, but there so much more accomidating.