Cost of MBA teaches tough financial lesson Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Joe Mihalic wasn't thinking at all about how he was going to pay off student loans — which would end up totaling $101000 — when he was accepted to Harvard Business School . “I assumed all would take care of itself; that I would go to … Wiping Out $90000 in Student Loans in 7 Months Wall Street Journal (blog) Joe Mihalic, Harvard MBA, Pays Down $101K Of Debt In 7 Months Huffington Post all 4 news articles