Yeah! I remember a couple years ago when I read that German universities were going to be free for foreigners, too. I was like whyyyyy! I missed the boat by a few years.
But definitely...one loan was 6% and the other was 8%. Totally was drowning.
Craziest part- I even had a $20,000 scholarship. My debt would have been 50,000 if it weren't for that!