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   branden568@yahoo.com (Branden) wrote in news:5abb931a.0310142157.2ccd76f8   
   @posting.google.com:   
      
   > I am in my second year of college with a debt already of about   
   > $30,000.  This huge dollar amount didn't "hit me" until about a week   
   > ago and I have ever since been worrying myself to death about these   
   > loans.  By the time I am done, I expect to owe around $65,000-$70,000   
   > in loans.  I have been researching the internet and see that there are   
   > others in the same situation.  Are there really a lot of people who   
   > have college debts as large as I will???  There have been nights when   
   > I can't sleep over this.  I just can't believe I will actually owe   
   > this much and be expected to pay it back for 30 years of my life on   
   > time no matter what I am dealing with.  I don't really have anyone to   
   > talk to about it because I don't want to tell my mother about any of   
   > my debt because she would worry worse than I do.  Does anyone else   
   > deal with this everyday?   
      
   Your debt load is on the high side, I did some research and the average   
   is closer to 20K, but that doesn't tell me much about the distribution.   
   I've talked to enough people to know that 40-50K was tossed around quite   
   a bit, so you are in the ballpark.   
      
   A friend of mine actually was in the same problem so she left her   
   univeristy on exchange and finished her degree in Latin America.  You   
   could consider that possibility of enrolling in a cheaper school for a   
   year and seeing whether you can get the transfer credits.  My guess is,   
   your tuition is killing you.   
      
   Don't feel bad.  It sucks but a lot of people go through it.  I myself   
   just accumulated 60K of student loans.  Just hope for the best and don't   
   major in something that will be virutally useless in finding a job in the   
   work world.   
      
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