A lot of it depends on your other obligations. If your student loans are your only source of debt and you land a decent job after graduation, I think it's very

A lot of it depends on your other obligations. If your student loans are your only source of debt and you land a decent job after graduation, I think it's very doable to pay off your loans quickly. However, if you have a car payment, credit card payments, expensive hobbies, etc and you're only making minimum payments on your loans it's obviously going to take longer. I would recommend you find a loan amortization calculator. Most should have the ability for you to enter an additional monthly payment and see its effects on how long it takes to pay everything off.