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12. Wayne State is literally just down the street

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Sun May 13, 2012, 04:36 PM

May 2012

The media is bringing out people like Sean Dorr to reduce sympathy for people who will suffer from rate increases.

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Crushed by college debt: Massive loan bills hang over graduates, derail life plans [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2012 #1

I don't understand what these kids thought they were getting in to. dkf May 2012 #2

Most of them probably thought they had no choice. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #3

That's likely true in our corrupt banking/predatory capitalist system just1voice May 2012 #9

That's the choice. backscatter712 May 2012 #25

Why is it the banks fault and not the college or university? dkf May 2012 #32

It's the bank's fault because they paid to have the system set up Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #33

And no one would complain if the banks stopped lending? dkf May 2012 #38

Non sequitur. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #39

Or they are graduating into one of the worst economies in decades? riderinthestorm May 2012 #4

Kids get remarkably conflicting advice and the situation has become a real Catch 22.. Fumesucker May 2012 #5

The local school district's guidance counselors Mariana May 2012 #17

It is pretty much up to the students to try to track what their total loan payments PA Democrat May 2012 #21

He should have gone in for a trade malthaussen May 2012 #6

I have to wonder what the degree was in customerserviceguy May 2012 #31

Crushes the parents life plans as well liberal N proud May 2012 #7

CCS is a private art college Taitertots May 2012 #8

Yeah. People need to be smart before they get educated. . . Journeyman May 2012 #10

It's Hard for Me to Understand $100K Debt for 4 Year Degrees Indykatie May 2012 #11

Wayne State is literally just down the street Taitertots May 2012 #12

The University of Illinois, a state school is $30k/year. This is NOT private riderinthestorm May 2012 #30

When I first read the name I thought "for profit college" alp227 May 2012 #14

Some observations exboyfil May 2012 #13

The University of Phoenix.... Aviation Pro May 2012 #15

I remember my last trip to Italy 47of74 May 2012 #16

Can't students just borrow $80,000 from their parents? closeupready May 2012 #18

Borrow? $80,000 is less than Romney's birthday money Taitertots May 2012 #19

Well, Hancock owed in the neighborhood of 100,000 pounds to the Crown... malthaussen May 2012 #20

The state of Georgia was founded as a deadbeat's haven. closeupready May 2012 #27

Now all he would have to do is declare his corporation bankrupt n/t Taitertots May 2012 #29

Let the student-blaming resume! (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #22

I wouldn't want to be a college student or a recent graduate right now. PA Democrat May 2012 #24

Yeah, on my side of the border tuition's gone up by about 50% in the last decade Posteritatis May 2012 #26

I graduated about $5 grand in debt... WCGreen May 2012 #34

The banksters have been using debt as a weapon against everyone who's not a 0.1 percenter. backscatter712 May 2012 #23

For starts payments will come out of any tax refund you may have coming. RC May 2012 #28

All student loan debt should be forgiven. limpyhobbler May 2012 #35

A quick look at the CCS website... meaculpa2011 May 2012 #36

I've graduated into a lucrative field... a la izquierda May 2012 #37