Penn State and Loans

happymomof1
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:18:25 +0000

Michina20 -

I have been watching your thread for a while, and I can’t help being disturbed by the thought that you and your daughter will most likely end up some $100,000 in debt just so she can go to Penn State. Don’t you have any other options? If she just has to graduate from Penn State, couldn’t she start out at one of the community colleges in Pennsylvania and then transfer there after two years? Even as an out of state student, the community colleges would not be as expensive as Penn State. Could she start at your local community college and then transfer to Penn State?

Michelle Singletary wrote an article today in the Washington Post about how much difficulty people are having with their college debt. I hate the thought that you and your daughter could be among this group in another year or two.

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Wishing you all the best.