It’s no secret that college is expensive. Sadly, more and more incoming freshmen and grad students are signing up for student loans without thinking about the long-term effects of that debt. Here are some of the best/worst stories of what people said about their debt. “I Was Not Prepared to Take
How to Find the Right Sources Few college-bound students have the financial resources to pay for their post-secondary education entirely out of pocket. Even students with substantial college savings plans typically find that they are left with sizable amounts of unmet need. The average total cost of attending a public
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How much student loan debt do you think the average college student racks up by the time they cross the graduation stage? $5,000–10,000? Think again. According to the Wall Street Journal, the average college graduate’s student loan debt is at a whopping $37,172.(1) And that’s just the average! The most recent data
