<p>SWM–again, I understand that the suggested necessary income to pay back the loans according to that caculator posits that one needs to live at a higher standard of living if one has high loans, than one would need if one has lower loans, and I disagree with that premise.</p>
<p>Again, I’m not arguing that the high loans are a good idea. Far from it. I’m arguing that sticking to a false premise which a student reading here might not buy into is a counter-argument to dissuading him/her from taking out the loans. i understand that the premise is based on fin.aid’s calculator, but if it’s producing an unsupportable result at a high loans levels, it becomes less useful.</p>
<p>However it’s presented, 2000/month is a ridiculous amount to come out of school owing. I think we can all agree on that!</p>