Student Stories

“A lot of people worked hard, graduated at the top of their class, and were still left in this spot. We were cheated. It destroys your faith in the government and in our system of education and I think it’s important to stand up to that.”

"Education shouldn’t be a business. It should be training to help build a life. It should be a chance to grow...We’re working hard everyday and burning out trying to keep our heads above water. We’re succeeding despite our experiences at this school, not because of it."

"I would want them to understand that we were promised the world and were handed dirt. I wanted to be a productive member of society. I wanted a 401(k), I wanted a career. Instead, I got a bogus degree and a bunch of debt. I was trying to lift myself up by the bootstrap, but I got cement shoes instead, and I’ve been drowning ever since."

"I don’t think a lot of people realize the impact money can have on every aspect of your health – mental health, physical health. When I look at that debt number, it’s incomprehensible. My kids deserve better, and I want them to have that opportunity and go to college, and this would give them a chance to not carry this tremendous debt."