This Court Case Could Unshackle Americans From Student Debt

[jeff47]

95. Double digit debt quickly turns into triple digit when you can't pay.

then transfer to a state supported university or a private university that has plenty of financial aid available.

So....beg for money.

Don't major in the liberal arts without getting a teaching certificate unless you plan to go on to a graduate or professional degree.

So while begging for money, you should plan on incurring more debt getting a masters or higher.

As for working your way through, I think you still can, but it means going to school part time, continue living with your parents and doing everything I mentioned in the previous paragraph.

Uh, no. You really can't. Lots of public universities are in the $20k/year range now when you include books and other non-tuition fees, for a full-time student. If you go half-time, it is not half-price. So you end up paying much more while doubling how long it takes to get your degree.

Meanwhile, the McJob you can get while going to school is going to do things like refuse to give you a set schedule. Making it not possible to schedule your classes. And it isn't going to pay enough for you to feed yourself, get to and from that job, and pay for college. And that's assuming you 1) have parents, who 2) have a place for you to live and who 3) can afford for you to live there rent-free for the next 8 to 10 years under your plan.

Are high schools and parents doing a good job advising kids about careers and college? I wonder. Or maybe the kids aren't listening.

No, the main problem is the enormous number of adults who can't understand that getting a degree is not the same as back in their day.