NYU $80K Debt vs. $450 Courtroom Linguist Hustle

Barbara Campos scored an NYU tech master’s acceptance for Fall 2025, flexing with an $80,000 tuition tag that screams 'invest in your apocalypse survival fund.' Her scholarship hopes ghosted like a bad Tinder date, so she ditched the NYC rat race for a $450, three-semester courtroom interpreter certification at Austin Community College—complete with just three seats left and a start date under a month away. Instead of drowning in student loans, she’s now learning Spanish legal jargon, grinding court hearings, and serving justice while clinging to sanity and financial freedom. Take that, debt collectors!

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Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/12/2025 | Author: Barbara Campos