“I was 18 and the first person in my family (including extended family!) to attend college. Therefore, not only was excitement consuming me, but my parents didn’t exactly know how college would or wouldn’t affect my salary in the future. We applied for scholarships during the summer but they heard — as much as I did — that cost of tuition should never keep you from attending a great school. So… we made the mistake of following such romantic advice. Cue regret.”
Kelli Space is a 23 year-old Northeastern University graduate who is trying to get rid of over $200,000 in school debt through crowdsourcing.
