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minus-squareDogyote@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·4 days agoPeople typically get paid to earn a PhD, so this person’s debt likely came from elsewhere, unless they grossly overpaid for their undergraduate education.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agothats probably it, undergrad in a expensive college is way more likely., or if hes did a MS as well, which is tuition only as well.
minus-squareAHemlocksLie@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoDon’t forget that loans are probably deferred through the PhD, so that’s like 4+ years of accumulated interest on top.
minus-squareDogyote@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoIf they’re proper student loans then interest doesn’t accumulate while you’re a student.
People typically get paid to earn a PhD, so this person’s debt likely came from elsewhere, unless they grossly overpaid for their undergraduate education.
thats probably it, undergrad in a expensive college is way more likely., or if hes did a MS as well, which is tuition only as well.
Don’t forget that loans are probably deferred through the PhD, so that’s like 4+ years of accumulated interest on top.
If they’re proper student loans then interest doesn’t accumulate while you’re a student.