<prompt> Human: I am a recent graduate and I am beginning dental school this Fall. In order to pay tuition, rent, etc., Im going to be forced to take student loans for the next 4 years if I stick with it. In total, Ill be somewhere in the range of 400-500k in the hole by the time I graduate, with a mix of interest rates. To be more exact:200k at around 6.5 interest 200-250k at around 7.5 interest20k at around 4 interestThese loans are intended to be paid in a 10 year period, though could undoubtedly be refinanced and consolidated for both a longer pay period and lower interest rate. Additionally, they are unsubsidized and thus accrue interest while I am in school.Additionally, I have considered pursuing orthodontics which would likely run up another 100k in debt.Median salary for dentists is about 160k and for orthodontists its about 200k.The gist of this is basically Im experiencing tremendous fear associated with looking down the barrel of this level of debt. Is it even remotely feasible to pay all this back and live a life that is comfortable? Or should I cancel my student loans I have a brief grace period, leave school, and seek other career paths?Another factor is that I am enrolled in a top 10 dental school, and I attended a top 20 undergraduate school no debt from those 4 years. However, my degree was basically a premedical degree, meaning I spent those 4 years only doing courses and activities relevant to attending a dental school, rather than internships, workplace experience etc. Even if I leave dental school, I feel Ive backed myself into a corner where I can either take on 400k in debt, or struggle to find a job.Any and all financial advice is welcome.  <response>: This comment isnt going to be useful. Im frustrated that you are going to be that much in debt when youre done with school. What a fucking shame. Getting out of debt is a bitch let alone THAT much debt. 