[EinNYC]

I was a poor college student once. I chose a school that was less expensive (and less prestigious) than others. I took out student loans to pay for a lot of it, but I also worked part-time during school. I took a semester off because money was low. I earned enough to start classes again. I was a commuter student, so there were no frat parties. I never took a spring break vacation. After I graduated, it took 3 years until I found a job in my chosen field. In the meantime, I worked in construction and retail. Eventually I paid back every cent (with interest) on my loans. Do I get a refund?

I could have written this. It was ditto, ditto, ditto for me. I went to the hometown college (Ohio State University). I did live off campus, but in a shared house. I worked summers and part time to finance my tuition, while my parents paid for my books and board. I paid back any student loans I had to take out.

This is a character-building sort of endeavor, a side benefit of college education. Would you deprive these poor snowflakes of an experience they really seem to need badly and pay off those loans? And why the heck SHOULD I pay off someone else's loan? They too good to roll up their sleeves and work for what they want, like I did?

[trublu]

Right. And I’m guessing that you’re like me in feeling that we didn’t do anything that was out of the grasp of anyone else.

I’m proud of what I did, but it’s really not all that impressive. Anyone could have done what I did.

Anyone CAN do what I did.