Still paying off med school loans for $2,000 at age 40? Is this normal?

Question

He went straight through 4 years college then med school. It seems odd that he is still paying off loans. Is this normal?

Answer 1

Is he only paying the minimum repayments per month? This will really drag out the repayment process especially if he's also paying interest.  

Answer 2

It's possible if he took out a loan for school and living expenses and is only paying the minimum.  He should be paying more to be done with it.

Answer 3

he did go to med school, so yes. its very expensive, but he should be at the end of the paying process. How much did he take out?