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[Kristina Anderson]

Hey Jake -- SUNY Albany (1985), here -- zero student loans!!! SUNY 
rocks!

(Sorry for one line response but it was substantive! :) )

-- Kristina 

> >     I know a lot of 20-somethings who need to make a huge payment 
every
> > month on their student loans...  They're under a lot of pressure to 
get the
> > first job that's "good enough"...  Taking the risk to 
find "something
> > better" could land them in default.
> 
> <rant>
> As a very recent graduate (2006) I'd like to offer some cheese with 
that whine.
> 
> College costs are made very clear prior enrolling. Nobody is twisting
> any prospective student's arm, a huge array of choices are available
> to every student. Personally. I went to SUNY Binghamton, lived off
> campus for two of my four years (to save money and party hard) and had
> a part time job while attending. All told, I ended up with 12K in
> loans and payments of $97 dollars a month.
> 
> Based on my experience, during my senior year of high school, college
> enrollment was just like every other shallow choice teenagers make: I
> need a name brand school, I need a school with a big football team, I
> need a school in the middle of a major urban center. So, I'm sorry if
> I offer no remorse for the Special Ed major with 120K in student
> loans, who can't make more than 29K a year. He/she should have spent
> more time considering the consequences of their school choice rather
> than whether or not they liked the school colors.
> </rant>
> - jake
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