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Think long and hard about taking on so much debt
alb319 replied to hedong123's topic in Government Affairs Forum
Hi guys - I was just accepted early to Columbia SIPA's MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program. It's my dream program but thinking about debt and seeing this thread has made me extremely anxious! I was awarded a fellowship, but I would still probably have to take out $85K in loans. For certain reasons, my parents (God bless them) have offered to pay off whatever debt I have after 6 years. But is this all worth it?? I am wondering if I should apply to other programs and see if I can go somewhere else for less? The only issue is that I have to accept Columbia's offer by February, and I'm not sure when other decisions would come out? Any advice would be much appreciated!