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Cake day: February 29th, 2024

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  • I’m an old fart and I feel terrible about the cost of college for the past couple of decades. When I went, the max you could borrow was $2500/year on a GSL. But you could work very part time to afford it. Things started tightening with Reagan being elected. I didn’t get any work study year 2. But we could declare financial independence so years 3 and 4, I got Pell Grants, more work study etc. Every quarter, I’d get a check back from the Bursar after paying tuition and books. And that didn’t include my GSL.

    I graduated with about $12k in student loans. $10k was my GSL and it was paid back at $105/mo for 10 years.