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I decided to change my career a few years ago and go back to school. I spent one year at PSU taking science classes and 1 1/2 years in an accelerated BSN Nursing program at Linfield College. Being accelerated, it was difficult to maintain a job through the program. I had not only federal loans, but also a private Medcap loan to pay for school and for my living expenses. At the end of this 2 1/2 years of school, I am about $46,000 in debt. Thank God the federal govt has a program for nurses in which they pay around 80% of loans back if you qualify for the program. Without the help from the govt, I would not be able to live the life I had imagined when I decided to change careers; mainly buy a house, save for vacations, etc. If the govt can afford to pay for these type of programs, why not just help out in the from the start and allow more low interest loans to be available to students?

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