How are people funding their MBA journeys? Are people working during the school year? If so, what are the options

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So I managed to build up some $180k in stocks (from working 4 yrs in consulting) which I’m liquidating to fund my expenses. Setting myself a budget of $5k per month, let’s see if it works.

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Sponsorship, GI Bill, scholarship, or debt (and for the lucky, family money)

I’m personally taking on 6-figures of debt, my non-vet friends mainly have partial or full scholarships

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Same on debt part

Loan - Juno and direct through fafsa

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I'm doing a part time program and my company is paying 100%

Taking a 200k debt

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My father took a home loan, and the same home is kept as mortgage.
I'm paying arround 22k emi for the same but unable to exempt tax as the loan is on my father's name.

I googled a lot how to transfer it but neither gift deed nor sale deed would work as the property is on mortgage that's under bank's ownership (until loan is fulfilled).
Tax is also getting deducted, I'm paying hefty emis.
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