wait where does this "get pressured to go to med school to come from" and why wouldn't you be equally pressured to "go back to school" if you were drop out
i've always been a firm believer that there should be alternatives to going to college for many people (bc of seeing people cheat/struggle in school) but if you're doing fine + almost done + "pressure to continue to med school" is the primary obstacle for you (???) then i'm sort of struggling to see how you're deciding this
it's sad but 5k in loans, all said and done, is fairly small for a US student