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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. My last parting words are that I think commenters here are having a hard time grasping how $80k in loans (and this would be mainly borrowed from predatory lenders like Sallie Mae or Discovery) would handicap me post-grad. I would basically have to take a high-paying career after graduation to chip away at the principle.

I think DCUM posters generally value things like money, prestige, and status much more than I do (and IMO this is part of the reason why I'm so unhappy at Columbia). I personally value doing something fulfilling even if it's not high-paying, and graduating debt-free is not conducive to that. So maybe I'll go to a Seven Sisters for free and have less opportunities than if I stayed at Columbia. But which employers are more likely to value a Columbia degree way more than a SLAC or state school degree? Probably a high-pressure, competitive, status-driven employer in finance, tech, or consulting that I'll have no desire to work for.

Peace. I realize my mentality is at odds with the social-climbing nature of the DMV. It's taken me months of therapy to get to this conclusion, but I'm glad I got to it before taking out a life-changing amount of student debt. [/quote]

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