I am a licensed DVM. I have a distinct memory of having these stupid arguments with my ABSURDLY unintelligent ex regarding this -- even veterinarians are oversupplied and having difficulty getting decent wages that can actually pay back the cost of the degree. The student debt concept is real.

I am EXTREMELY fortunate to have come from a well-off family. I worked a job at my family pharmaceutical business which paid for my vet degree (it actually DID make sense for me to do this as the business is FDA regulated and we reasoned that FDA would prefer to see me have a doctoral degree for the prestige of it ... Yeah). Had I not had this leg up on life, I would never have been able to afford to pay down the cost of the degree itself.

Granted, this birthright advantage gave me a boatload of KARMIC debt that I had to atone for ... The past ten-odd years of my life have been a rollercoaster ride. That said, I am now cautiously optimistic that things will be looking up from now on. Just have to get my boyfriend out of Space Jail and all will be well.