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I currently have 41 credits, I go to Penn State. Between the schools I have bounced around from prior I have about $20,000 in school loans (dorms cost too much). I am going to school for RPTM (recreational parks/tourism management) and I am in the Army. I have tried to calculate what I will owe after graduation taking into account the Pell Grant amount I am usually awarded, tuition assistance from the Army etc and it is looking like I will owe around $50-60,000 when I get my BS. I was told that if I do not PLAN to go to grad schoo, it is important where I get my undergrad (at a good school) and that if I end up going back to school on my employers dime (providing I find a damn job) I will look even better with a solid undergrad school when applying for grad (if I do). Am I in over my head? For some reason I feel like I am in a really bad spot even though I am literally getting my tuition cut in HALF by grants and Army education benefits. Is this economy predicted (realistic prediction) to have made a significant turn around in 3 years or so when I am in the job market because it sure does suck ASS now. Any advice on my situation would be greatly appreciated.