Advice on how to plan my future???

[O.iatlhawksfan]

I just looked thru my student loans and I owe 25k already and when I graduate it might end up being 35k to 40k. After this semester I'll be a junior at LSU and am going for my degree in finance. I haven't don't any internships or don't have any experience in this field, so this is where my focus is going to be at. I've lease a car and have been able to pay it off smoothly so far, and my goal is to finish paying it off by the time I finish school. Am I in good or bad shape? I'm worried that imma have to pay these school loans w/o being able to get a job and will be hit with unexpected expenses.


Also after this school year I'll be a independent student , since image 24 before Dec.31. I only get Awarded loans now since I have to use my parent info even tho they barely help out. How much of an advantage can this be for me?

 

[Richard Wright]

-You can get up to 5550 in pell grant
-do SOMETHING this summer. All of the competitive internships are being filled right now but you still have till maybe the end of the month for some.
-get a finance internship next year no matter what you do
-at this point its gonna be a lot of google searches for whats gonna work best for you
-network your ass off, get good grades, and network some more

-youre at the point that in 5 years you could be looking at owning a home and a career with your loans payed off or broke and in debt wishing you would have done something. If you really try hard you will at worst be somewhere in the middle its up to you




and the market

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

yeah, start looking at internships. hell it's really not that hard to become a loan officer at your local banks with a finance degree.

 

[Astroslik]

yeah, start looking at internships. hell it's really not that hard to become a loan officer at your local banks with a finance degree.

is it too late for a graduating senior this spring to be applying for a loan officer position?