Comment on Millennials are watching monthly student loan payments skyrocket from $500 to $5000 under Trump: This will ‘crash the economy’

• DarkSurferZA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  40k? In USD or in Warhammer? Cause that’s a shite ton of money for college.

  What did you study btw?

  Also, I am great full to live in a shit hole country right now given that bill

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  • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Social work. And it’s laughable considering that social workers and mental health professionals generally don’t make a lot of money. I have no regrets getting it, just wish it was cheaper.

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    • fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The minimum wage should be multiplied for every additional level of Education you need. Like say if you need an Associates it’s 1.5 for a bachelor’s degree it’s 2.5 for a graduate degree it’s 3 times the base value which would apply to high school or less work only.

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    • selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Underappreciated work, but thank you so much for doing it and for involving yourself in further education, more so knowing the costs.

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      • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I love what I do, and it’s definitely needed. I am sure more people would go into the field if education was cheaper. I am lucky to afford full loan payments because I have a partner with a decent income. Honestly don’t know what I’d do without him.

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  • brendansimms@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    40kUSD is nothing compared to some STEM degrees - especially at the masters level. PhDs can often be funded and not cost the student though (only in lost time…and mental health…)

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• boneyards@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My bachelor was around 12k and if I did it faster it could have been cheaper. Wgu does it based on term not credit hour. The more courses you pass in a term the cheaper it is overall.

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  • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There was literally no way for my master’s to cost less, so I am not sure what your point is. It’s a minimum 2-year program. It’s how it’s designed. Not all degrees are like that, but in my case I paid the least amount possible already.

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    • boneyards@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Letting you know there are cheaper schools depending on your degree

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      • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Literally picked the cheapest school I could find for my degree. Again, not sure what I could have done differently here.

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