> 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 _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
