Student Loan Repayment for Mental Health Professionals in Texas

[CM1999]

I'm in WA and I don't know if it differs from state to state but I know someone here who assumed her loans would be repaid because she read about the loan repayment program. When she was done with school she found out that, to get the repayment benefit, she had to get a job at particular places and those places had certain number of "slots" that were available. So, even though most of the counties around is SEEMED like they would qualify, she was out of luck as she was applying for jobs that many many people wanted.
In the end it's not as magical as they make it seem.