<prompt> Human: Long story short, Im going to a top tier school for International Relations in Washington D.C., and its expensive as all fuck. I am expecting my GI Bill benefits and school scholarship to cover 23 of the cost of attendance and living.That means Im footing the bill for the remaining 13, which I am calculating will a little under 60,000. That number includes money for tuition, rent, food, car insurance, gas, cell and internet bills, parking, personal entertainment, and a few other things. That money is coming from student loans.I expect to make in the range of 50-60k starting salary when I graduate, and I do not expect to have trouble finding a job. Taking all this into account, does it sound right to take a 60,000 set of student loans? Or is that too much?Thank you all, this is a great sub.  <response>: Whether 60k in student loans is worth it will depend on what you are getting for it. What jobs can you do and what can you earn with the credentials you have right now? Now compare that to what you can do and what you can earn after you receive this new degree. If you could do the same job now as opposed to after the new degree, but it may take two years to get to that point, then the new degree is not worth it. If this will get you your dream job, you are willing to make the sacrifices that having such a high student loan debt compared to your salary will force you to make, and your current earning ability is minimum wage, then getting the degree is a no-brainer. Since the real scenario is somewhere in between those two points, you will need to look at the numbers and variables a bit more. 