GardPLUS loan limit (Fall 2026) in BBB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know plenty of parents in Bethesda who have taken parentplus loans for “cash flow” reasons. They’ll have to take out private loans now I guess.

I guess Bethesda parents can pay 12% interest rates! 😆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I applaud this - it will force grad schools to have to reduce their costs. Parent PLUS loans are so predatory too. I’ve met many millennials with huge loans from places like Columbia Social Work or Georgetown Public Policy who could have just gone to Maryland and saved so much money.

You think schools will reduce tuition/other costs?!?

Man you’re out of touch!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I applaud this - it will force grad schools to have to reduce their costs. Parent PLUS loans are so predatory too. I’ve met many millennials with huge loans from places like Columbia Social Work or Georgetown Public Policy who could have just gone to Maryland and saved so much money.

Besides med school and law school, who pays for a graduate degree? I had a tuition waiver and got paid as a GTA for graduate school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP!

It seems no one cares on this College/Uni message board.

Seems professional students/families have millions of $$$ laying around.

I’ll go post on the Money/Finances message board.

The Paying for College Facebook group regularly posts about this, and their is a lot of concern. This does seem indicative of the difference between DCUM and the members of that group. We wouldn't need the loans, but I feel very worried for all those students who do need them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I applaud this - it will force grad schools to have to reduce their costs. Parent PLUS loans are so predatory too. I’ve met many millennials with huge loans from places like Columbia Social Work or Georgetown Public Policy who could have just gone to Maryland and saved so much money.

Besides med school and law school, who pays for a graduate degree? I had a tuition waiver and got paid as a GTA for graduate school.

Business school. Any professional school and plenty of other masters programs. Only PhDs usually have funding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I applaud this - it will force grad schools to have to reduce their costs. Parent PLUS loans are so predatory too. I’ve met many millennials with huge loans from places like Columbia Social Work or Georgetown Public Policy who could have just gone to Maryland and saved so much money.

It will not. People will take private loans.

[Anonymous]

Lol. That is the last resort. 👆

[Anonymous]

Out of touch!

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/21/republican-medical-student-loan-limits-00415741

[Anonymous]

If anything, hopefully the cap gets raised a bit more.

Many healthcare professional degree COA are well above $300k.

[Anonymous]

There will be a lot of crying in rural areas when there’s even less physicians, dentists, etc.

[Anonymous]

I think a lot of bubbles are gonna burst!

[Anonymous]

The BBB is stalled. Fingers crossed. 🤞

[Anonymous]

Looks it will be passed. Unfortunately.