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  • Saddled with college debt

    03/17/2012 8:57:01 AM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 95 replies · 1+ views
    Saddled with college debt By Melissa M. Horton, Published: March 16 “You can go to any college you want.” “You won’t have to pay for college.” “You’ll have lots of scholarships and financial aid.” These are just a few of the things my parents said throughout my childhood. I am a second-generation U.S.-born Latina. Growing up in the suburbs of Fort Worth, I was a straight-A student in Advanced Placement classes, with many civic activities on my resume. At 17, I never could have dreamed that my parents’ promises were lies. A decade-plus later, I, like many millennials, have more...