<prompt> Human: Today, my teacher student loan was paid in full! I owed 17,800 and was approved for the full amount of 17,500 through the federal government program. I paid the 300 leftover myself today. The loan originated at 43,000 so I paid a lot on my own, but its nice to not owe 18,000 :If youre a teacher and have been teaching in a title 1 school for 5 years, take advantage of this. Heres the link for info When you fill it out, make sure you double and triple check everything. I had to reapply 2 times before I was approved for silly mistakes. edit: Not all teachers qualify.special ed and science teachers qualify for 17,500.00reg. ed teachers qualify for 5,000.00Edit: Wow!!! loan forgiveness and reddit gold... THANKS!!!  <response>: This. Things like this are why Im always ok with paying taxes. If it helps someone else whos no different than me, just doesnt work in a field that pays well, they shouldnt be in debt forever.Congrats 