Student Loans Question. Choice for College.

nanotechnology
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:33:38 +0000

$70,000 in debt is too much for any school. Remember that YOU will not be able to take out that much money in student loans. Your parents would be the ones having to take out that money, and that’s only possible if they are able to be approved for them. Even $9,900 a year is beyond what you would be able to take out in student loans. Have you talked to your parents about this?

Also, where are you planning to get a physics master’s degree for free? PhD programs are usually funded, but not master’s programs. I am also not sure what you expect to gain from a master’s in physics. In most sciences, the benefit of the master’s over just a bachelor’s is relatively small. Having a PhD is what makes a difference. Also, what exactly do you mean by “make a decent amount of money as physicists usually do”?