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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by giaour on Thursday January 13, 2022 @11:50AM (#29923024)
The person studying gay romances in 14th century literature is probably a PhD student with a stipend and full tuition remission. They're getting subsidized by MBA tuition dollars, not by loans.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by ativzzz on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:20PM (#29923551)
Sure, but they go through an undergrad in English or something similar before they are a PhD, for which they take the loan, then they don't earn any money (just enough to subsist) while the interest on their undergrad loan accrues. Or the interest may be deferred but the loan is still there.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by rdtwo on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:50PM (#29924014)
The chemistry undergrad has similar career prospects sadly
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