Can financial aid such as Pell Grant still be awarded if you choose to study abroad independently?

[TomSrOfBoston]

If I totaled even 100k in student loans in the next four years, I believe I could pay this off within a four to five years after graduating. In the broad scope of things it is not that much if you land a decent paying job. So please don’t lecture.

This is one of the most naïve statements I have ever read on College Confidential. You need an intervention more than a lecture.