Going Pro?

[JTMoney42]

I know you get this kind of question a lot, but I've been thinking a lot about this subject.

I'm having a tough decision deciding whether or not to attempt to go pro. My main income comes from 3/6 holdem, over 10,000 hands or so i'm beating it for 3.5 BB/100. Which brings me to my first question.. Is 10k a good enough sample to determine a solid reliable win-rate, 3.5 seems a bit high, compared to what I've seen on some other posts. But I feel fairly confident that it should be around that high, esp. with GameTime+.

I've read a lot of different articles about going pro, but none address the idea of playing poker part time and going to school full time. I have a part time job that pays for my school now, but it doesn't pay well outside of that, 10k or so a year. So going pro would allow me to free up my schedule, and only playing appr 25 hrs a week, I'd make around 30,000 a year(excluding taxes etc.)... which would be plenty enough to cover my nut.

Now the dillema comes in where is it worth taking out student loans to cover school now, so i can reinvest earnings into my bankroll, or just pay now, and focus on increasing more after i finish school(2 1/2 years).

I know this post has a bunch of random questions and is a lot to swallow, but I'm just trying to bounce some ideas around, that I've been debating. I can post more details exactly that I've calculated to those who want to help me in this decision.

Thanks,
-JT