If Student Loans Were Honest


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Dutchman
Dutchman
August 21, 2017 4:52 pm

This might work:

#1. What is your major?
#2. Well, that job pays on the average of $Z a year.
#3. There are about X jobs a year in your field. eg: there were only 2 jobs for astronomers last year.
#4. The school you chose costs $Y a year.
#5. When we amortize your loan (say 15 years) we find you will not be able to repay.
-or-
#6. We find that this is a suitable choice and you can have the loan… but …
#7. We make the tuition payments directly to the school.
#8. You must maintain a B average.

kokoda - AZEK (Deck Boards) doesn't stand behind its product
kokoda - AZEK (Deck Boards) doesn't stand behind its product
August 21, 2017 5:29 pm

Get Gov’t out of the student loan business and Gov’t not to guarantee loan payment.

TampaRed
TampaRed

agreed,koko-
if these debts were not guaranteed by govt and could be discharged in bk court the lenders would underwrite w/questions like dutch provided above–

hardscrabble farmer
hardscrabble farmer
August 22, 2017 7:11 am

Sounds like me explaining college to anyone who will listen.

TampaRed
TampaRed
August 22, 2017 8:04 am

My 17 yo daughter is slowly starting to come around to reality.
We are insisting that she take the basics at the community college,and she is currently dual enrolled as a hs senior and a freshman at the cc.
When finished at cc,she’s going to the local state university,not going out of town or out of state.
She goes to school and works with a girl she has known since elementary school.I’d estimate that her parents are in their early to mid 40’s.
A few weeks ago she told my wife in disbelief,”Susie’s parents are still paying on their student loans!”
Despite that,the girl is going to go to Penn State because it is a family tradition.