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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While around here, it is common to have your education paid for by your parents, it was not at all the norm where I grew up.  I was raised in the midwest.  I went to a public university for college and an out of state public university for law school.  I did this with no funds from my parents.  I came out with 6 figures of debt.  I would do it again in a heartbeat.  I paid off all of my loans 15 years out of law school.  I realize school is a lot more expensive today than it was when I went but it was worth the investment.  [/quote]

I'm also from the Midwest, and my parents did not pay. I had a full ride for the first four years, then paid for the next four myself. I came out six figures in debt, as did my spouse, and it will take me 19 years to pay mine and 25 years for his. It absolutely was not worth it. School is no longer worth the type of investment it takes to go to med school or law school, IMO, unless you are a very specific individual (biglaw, high paying medical, etc). But, people around here often have parents pay for it.[/quote]

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