[ducttape45]

I would love to see my student loans discharged. I racked up many a student loans to get me through college only to see that time and effort go to waste. None, and I mean absolutely none, of my college classes have helped me get a job that I am good at and would enjoy.

Yes, I know, I know, it was my choice, but I also think colleges have a way of "sucking you in" and getting the naive to rack up those student loans so they stay in business and the common student gets struck working minimum wage jobs just to make ends meet and pay off those loans.

So I can see both sides of the issue.

[oh8eleven]

I mean absolutely none, of my college classes have helped me get a job that I am good at and would enjoy.
Unless you have a very specific degree, a college degree usually just means you have the brain power to graduate. That's a good thing.
What is your degree, what do you enjoy doing and what region of the country do you live in?

[Lou L]

ducttape, would you mind sharing what kind of classes you took, what field your degree was in, and why you felt like you were “sucked in” to taking those courses and amassing that debt? Also, you don’t have to name the school, but can you characterize the type of school you attended?

[VanDeKoik]

The process is crooked as sin. When I was in high school back in the 90s, they handed the Student Loan applications to us in class to fill out. Not knowing any better, I did.

I despised the idea of loans because my parents really messed up big with them, and when I got “my money” I was appalled at what I had done. It was more money than I’ve ever seen (in today’s dollars it was chicken feed), and I swore I would never get another. It sure made for a tough time paying for school, but it left me without the staggering debt.

A hard lesson to learn, and one that needs to never happen, but the university industry has got society by the short hairs.

[MileHi]

Yes, I know, I know, it was my choice, but I also think colleges have a way of "sucking you in" and getting the naive to rack up those student loans so they stay in business...

That is certainly the business model of many "trade school" so-called colleges. They are really student loan and GI Bill processing centers.

[tumblindice]

Yeah, it was your choice. I paid mine, you can pay yours.