Ideally I'd like to pay off my student loans but have enough savings to help me out right after I graduate (in about 2.5 years) if it takes me time to find a good paying job in NYC. I've got around $950 in savings right now earning 3% interest. Only 1 of my student loans is accruing interest, and it's about $2,500 and a 5.7% interest rate. Total, I have about $8,000 in student loans.