I am 27 and had to take out loans AND work full-time to put myself through undergrad at UCI. I have a decent job in the legal field, but I feel like my dreams of law school, home ownership and, you know, paying for my child's education (be it traditional higher education, trade/vocational school, etc.) will never be realized. I can't even afford the minimum payments required on my student loans and fear my economic growth is stunted under the weight of my crippling student loan debt. Advice? Did I screw up by going to college? Should my (future) children still be told that "college" is a must when most of the people I know who went to mechanical/trade schools are owning their own businesses and making several times what I am making right now? pls halp meeee. Also, you're one of the smartest people I've ever read and I have mad respect for you.
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I am 27 and had to take out loans AND work full-time to put myself through undergrad at UCI. I have a decent job in the legal field, but I feel like my dreams of law school, home ownership and, you know, paying for my child's education (be it traditional higher education, trade/vocational school, etc.) will never be realized. I can't even afford the minimum payments required on my student loans and fear my economic growth is stunted under the weight of my crippling student loan debt. Advice? Did I screw up by going to college? Should my (future) children still be told that "college" is a must when most of the people I know who went to mechanical/trade schools are owning their own businesses and making several times what I am making right now? pls halp meeee. Also, you're one of the smartest people I've ever read and I have mad respect for you.
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