• Dogyote@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    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.

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      16 hours ago

      Don’t forget that loans are probably deferred through the PhD, so that’s like 4+ years of accumulated interest on top.

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        8 hours ago

        If they’re proper student loans then interest doesn’t accumulate while you’re a student.

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      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.