> Having a challenging interview process with $30k in debt vs being $250k in the hole after graduating sounds like a pretty good trade off to me. I'd rather tak

> Having a challenging interview process with $30k in debt vs being $250k in the hole after graduating sounds like a pretty good trade off to me. I'd rather take the harder interview and little debt rather than a slightly easier interview and a crushing $250k debt before starting a day of work. Maybe so, and I've said as much. This depends on your specific career goals. But note that "challenge interview process" here is really a euphemism for "will get a significantly smaller range of job offers."