Student loans and debt

The amount of student debt the average graduate has is

• $1

• $3500

• $37 500

• $43 250

Student loans

• are free money

• are often forgiven

• must be paid back in full

• only need to be paid back if you have a job

If you don’t payback a student loan, the government

• can take money from your bank account

• will not care

• will eventually forgive the loan

• none of the above

You must begin paying back a student loan

• whenever you feel ready.

• soon after you graduate

• only when you find a job

• 17 Wednesdays after the official world student loan day

Because of student debt, more and more people are forgoing (postponing)

• buying a house

• buying a house

• starting a family

• all of the above

Borrowing money to obtain a certificate, skill, or degree,

• is always a bad idea

• is always a good idea

• can be a good idea when evaluated using a balance of emotion and logic

• should be purely based on your passion

When borrowing money, the main goal for obtaining an education should be to

• have fun

• experience college life

• go to the same school as your bestie

•  improve your future by being able to obtain a good paying job that you are interested in.

When hiring, employers are mostly concerned about

• the type of certificate or degree you obtained, your skills, and your grades

• which specific college you attended

• your hobbies

• all of the above

More and more students are taking out student loans because career schools and colleges have become more expensive.

• True

• False

Student loans are not taken very seriously by the government and are almost always forgiven.

• True

• False