It would be interesting to know what levels of student debt MTs are graduating with, and how they manage that debt after graduation. I know we’ve seen an article about a specific student a few years ago, but it would be interesting to hear more stories from the trenches.
D graduated in June, and it is already interesting to see how various friends are managing post graduation. Some have debt to repay and have to take full-time survival jobs, some have no debt but also minimal post-college parental support (our D falls here on the spectrum), while others have parents funding them almost completely for their first few years out of college. These differences DO matter on terms of how often kids are able to audition, how fresh they are when they get into the room, and how long they can stick it out without booking work.