I paid off 7 years of college by doing "working class" (or worse, "illegal laborer" class) jobs constantly to try and save up tuition before the signup for the next semester came. If I failed, I couldn't sign up at all unless I signed up for loans to pay the outstanding balance and then immediately super increased my debt.
I understand dorm and living expenses taking enough chunk that you need loans paid after school completes, but there is absolutely no reason you can't have massive chunks saved up. Unless you are a madlad doing 21+ credits per semester or senior year in a difficult degree there is always time for a job.
Basically, my point is college students are lazy party idiots and deserve the crushing debt for fucking around for 4 years rather than planning ahead.
I paid off 7 years of college by doing "working class" (or worse, "illegal laborer" class) jobs constantly to try and save up tuition before the signup for the next semester came. If I failed, I couldn't sign up at all unless I signed up for loans to pay the outstanding balance and then immediately super increased my debt.
I understand dorm and living expenses taking enough chunk that you need loans paid after school completes, but there is absolutely no reason you can't have massive chunks saved up. Unless you are a madlad doing 21+ credits per semester or senior year in a difficult degree there is always time for a job.
Basically, my point is college students are lazy party idiots and deserve the crushing debt for fucking around for 4 years rather than planning ahead.