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supernova

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4. Chief reason I've stayed away from Grad School

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat May 5, 2012, 02:28 PM

May 2012

is the cost.

I was lucky with my BA, I got a scholarship that paid for all four years. But I'm on my own for Grad School. I would love to go to Duke to get my Masters. They have a couple of programs that I am very interested in. But doing some quick math for this year, my costs would be about 100K.

How is any sane person supposed to afford that? I'd be paying off the loans until I croaked 30 years from now. Even if I carried no other debt.

edit: To clarify: the 100K number is for the full program for two years at this year's costs.

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End Student Debt! [View all] xchrom May 2012 OP

Would love to see someone compare terms abelenkpe May 2012 #1

It'd be eye opening. Igel May 2012 #3

I would rather see them allow us to forgive our debt. Left Coast2020 May 2012 #2

Chief reason I've stayed away from Grad School supernova May 2012 #4

wow. that is expensive -- i knew duke would be. xchrom May 2012 #5