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Hello, Reddit. I'm a junior film student in college right now. Film is my passion, and is the only thing I *want* to do with my life, but right now, even that seems like it's going to be bad.  When I graduate, I'll have over $50,000 in student loans to pay off. This fact has really hit me in the past few days. I understand that I probably won't get a good job right out of college, and I'm fine with that. I understand that I might have to live in a shitty apartment, and I'm fine with that. Everything just comes back to that number... 50,000. I don't know how the hell I'm going to accomplish paying this.  It seems that I will be in debt for the rest of my life, and that's something that scares me to death. I know running away from problems isn't the right answer, but I've seriously contemplated leaving and not coming back. Going off the grid. Can someone just give me advice or their own experience of how they've managed paying off debt? All I want is the truth. Is life really as shitty as it seems right now?
<bot>: I need advice or your personal experience in paying off college debt. I know the basics of how it works, but some kind words would help me out greatly right now. Thanks.