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At least according to the judge, the petitioner had to pass a few tests.

1. Good faith efforts to repay the loan.

2. Present lack of funds to pay.

3. Unlikely to be able to pay going forward.

A newly minted medical school graduate would not pass any of these tests execpt perhaps #2.




In this case, the petitioner went to law school and simply decided being a lawyer wasn't for him.

A medical school graduate could declare that they want to pursue a career in music, thus making them qualify for both #2 and #3. #1 perhaps not, but "good faith" is pretty squishy.


So is "undue hardship", but it's not so squishy that it hasn't stymied many attempts to discharge student loans in the past.




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