I'm at a loss and have no one else to talk to. I just started anesthesia school (a doctorate program of 3 years) and was planning on living home (free rent, utilities, etc.) for the entirety of the program to save myself from taking out any more loans than I had to. However, the environment at home is not exactly the best for "productivity". My brother is benzo dependent and my parents enable him (it stresses me out to see how they treat him), my dad is always watching TV which keeps me from studying sometimes, and the internet is unreliable (partly because my brother is always messing around with it). I'm also not used to living at home as I've been living independently for the past 3-4 years since I've been working. At home, I feel like I should be relieved and relaxed, but after the first month of trying it, it's been either I'm sad or I'm angry to be there.
So the program tuition itself is about $80-85,000 ($35K the first year/$25K the second year/$20K the third year) before textbook and other school expenses. I have about $20K left in undergrad student loans. As a nurse anesthetist, we graduate making about $180-185,000. So if I graduate and start working right away, I should be able to have any of my loans paid off within the first 1-2 years. Currently, I have about $50-55,000 in the bank (already paid $10K for this summer semester). I've made the decision to move out (perhaps with a roommate, a close friend of mine). Does this seem reasonable to you guys or am I just acting out of anger/stress?
EDIT- also juts wanted to add that this is a 3 year FULL time program and once clinicals start we're normally at clinicals 3-4x a week and in the classroom the other days that we're not at clinicals so there's really no room to work at all. Which is a huge stressor as well.
So the program tuition itself is about $80-85,000 ($35K the first year/$25K the second year/$20K the third year) before textbook and other school expenses. I have about $20K left in undergrad student loans. As a nurse anesthetist, we graduate making about $180-185,000. So if I graduate and start working right away, I should be able to have any of my loans paid off within the first 1-2 years. Currently, I have about $50-55,000 in the bank (already paid $10K for this summer semester). I've made the decision to move out (perhaps with a roommate, a close friend of mine). Does this seem reasonable to you guys or am I just acting out of anger/stress?
EDIT- also juts wanted to add that this is a 3 year FULL time program and once clinicals start we're normally at clinicals 3-4x a week and in the classroom the other days that we're not at clinicals so there's really no room to work at all. Which is a huge stressor as well.
