My dad was a waist gunner in a B17 over Germany at the age this guy was cruising the bars in college. He wanted to go to college and become a journalist too. Worked on a Boston newspaper and took classes for a while at his own expense before entering the service. Came out, got married, and ended up working in a factory and supporting a wife and three kids who all went to college.
I went to college on student loans. Went to a state college because that’s what I could afford. Went a year and worked a year and worked while in school at part time jobs. One semester didn’t have enough money to buy books, so I borrowed them from the library to study for test. Took 6 years to finish. Got a real degree in the hard sciences. Paid all my loans off on my own before my wife and I started saving for our first house.
Sorry son I’m not feeling your pain.
Amen, my wife and I had to take out student loans because neither of us came from affluent families. We also worked summer jobs and took summer school classes to speed up the graduation timeline. We both graduated in seven semesters with degrees in Computer Science. We went to work and paid off those loans. Your pity party for yourself ain’t going to work here. Work, earn money and pay off your debts!