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ckgmwedding
Baby Grace is 1 year old!
Member since 6/04 4817 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/16/2005 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Merchant Marine Academy- Melville Hall A++++++++++
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
Well, think about how many of us spent that on one day!
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Posted 11/8/05 7:14 PM 
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dbleplay17
I am married to my hunnie!
Member since 5/05 3860 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/23/2006 3:30 PM
Wed. Location:
CLM
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
i took out 18500.
but it will result in a pay raise
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Posted 11/8/05 10:21 PM
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Mrs.A2006
Board Fanatic
Member since 7/05 980 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/3/2006 4:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Hamlet Willow Creek A+
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
I think it is worth it! Good luck with school.
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Posted 11/8/05 11:13 PM
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cocoa
I love my mer-man!!!
Member since 1/04 5870 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/8/2004 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
thatched cottage
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
first of all, you are taking out a loan. so when it comes time to pay back, it will be like paying a car payment every month. secondly, in most careers, the increase in pay makes it worth it. and not to sound hokey, but we never think twice about buying shoes clothing and purses that cost hundreds of dollars. these are things we will most likely give away in a few years. but your education is not something you will give away, you will have it for the rest of your life. it is a good investment in yourself. you deserve that!
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Posted 11/9/05 6:08 AM
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nov04LIbride
Asshatery: Nature or nurture?
Member since 3/04 8138 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/6/2004 11:00 AM
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Hard-boiled eggs also have hearts of gold.
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
Posted by MRSJLK
Posted by N.Y.bride
Id say its worth it, however $1,000 per credit is a bit much. Is there a way you can go to a cheaper school and get the same benefits?
I wish I could...it's a program related to Media Studies and I haven't found any other schools that has a program such as this one. I still have to get accepted into the program...I find out the first week in Dec. 
What types of jobs can you get with this degree? What are the job placement rates from the program? How much do the jobs pay? An investment in education is a good one, but my cousin took out over $50,000 for a master's in journalism and is now working in Pottery Barn. The jobs are few and far between and pay very little. Now my brother took out over $150,000 to go to an Ivy League law school, but will be making over $200,000 his first year out, so it paid off.
As someone who works in a college, the Media Studies degree sounds kind of general, and not necessarily geared towards a specific career (I could be wrong)...Make sure it will pay off at the end. Stuff like "film studies" sometimes doesn't pay off.
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Posted 11/9/05 9:18 AM
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jeanla4c
THREE YEARS already!
Member since 8/04 5242 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/9/2005 2:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Chateau La Mer
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
YES! My masters program at Columbia was 60K for two years and I did it and it was soo worth it, now I am back in school again for my doctorate, but got funding (this year I am paying NOTHING!!) so yeah Education to me is always worth it!!
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Posted 11/9/05 11:37 PM
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conigs25
We're going to Paris!!!
Member since 4/05 4855 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/14/2006 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Milleridge Cottage
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
Nothing is more valuable than education
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Posted 11/10/05 11:36 AM
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Wintersbride
Congrats to my sis and new BIL
Member since 7/04 3241 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/20/2006 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
East Wind Country Gardens A+++++++
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
Yes if it will get you the job you want. Happiness has no price tag. OMG that line was kinda corny wasn't it?
I am doing it. I will also be in a career that will make me very happy and bring in some real $$$. It is worth it! I would rather do that then be stuck in a job I hate for the next 30 years!
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Posted 11/10/05 2:45 PM
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Jackie&Justin
Memories
Member since 4/05 2535 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/18/2006 11:00 AM
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Re: Do you think it is worth it to take out a $40,000 student loan to...
depends on if its really what you want to do and if you can pay it back....
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Posted 11/10/05 4:11 PM
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