London Girl
Just an idea, but given you current salary around the c £70k mark, why don't you just knuckle down, cut back on outgoings, and save £20-30k over the next 12 months. This will mean a far reduced loan to repay over the next 10+ years. Plus if it all fails, you've got one year more of experience in another professional industry to fall back on?
I've just done this for 2 years and given the current climate it will be a relief to finish my modular training with no or little debt.
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