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If you have 3-d glasses the red and blue type check out the short film I made about student loans. its on eamondriscoll.com There is also a 2-d version on there!! Please let me know if you like it. I just graduated and owe over $60,000. So far alll jobs are like minimum wage!!!
I love how College Debt relief applies for Gov't Jobs only, which happens to be non-existent these days! How Ironic.
Hope this gets your attention, especially if you went to a private trade school that helped Sallie Mae rip you off:
CLASS ACTION ACHIEVES STUDENT LOAN DEBT FORGIVENESS IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR STUDENTS OF FAILED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
You can check my posts on the SLJ page if you want to know who the law firm was and how to get in touch with them.
I went back to college late in life, and got my Masters in Health Informatics in 2001, right before 9/11, so the job I had counted on went away with the investors in the new company with which I had been assured of a job(the company didn’t happen when the investors pulled out). I got a job with a local university, but it was grant-dependent and the grant ended in three years, leaving me unemployed again.
My student loan is for over $140,000 and I am now 60 years old. The Masters did me no good in getting a another job — as a matter of fact, I am currently unemployed and have health problems to boot. If Obama’s plan went into effect, I would have to work 14 years plus 6 or more extra (to cover interest) and would be 80 years old.
How about either forgiveness or bankruptcy coverage for people like me? I just lost my father to Alzheimer’s and am caring for my 82-year-old mom with the same affliction. How long until I am in the same situation, with no way out of debt, trying to get by on Medicaid?
From Mark in California...
I borrowed exactly 3,823.00 to attend a truck driving school.I will not bore you with the details of my after school experience,as so far it has fallen on deaf ears (Congressmen,Attorneys The Department of Education,etc.) Oh! and lets not forget about Ombudsman. The collection agency or should I say parasites,will not make a deal with me in any way shape or form.Why you ask? Because the loan is now $6.777.plus and I have paid over $11.000.00 dollars in garnishments during the last 8 years. I some how have managed to at least pay $285.00 towards the principal.Its time to stop them. I don't think voting is going to cut it anymore. Its just not working for us. This isn't what my Grandfathers fought for.
I am currently reading the book "The Student Loan Scam". I highly encourage all to read. It is a very informative book. My only wish is that we as parents or students needed something like this before we went into debt with Sallie Mae. It has truly opened my eyes and caused me to want to join the fight.
its funny how the forgiveness program only forgives public services not all services. or maybe its not funny at all. thanks for the govermant cutbacks and no govermant jobs. seems to fit together pretty good.or is it coincidence.probably not
I recently posted my story and I encourage everyone to read it to avoid the same situation yourselves.
NEVER EVER EVER do business with American Education Services! EVER!
im sure sallie mae was a nice lady. she would have forgiven us, like we forgave fannie mae. or did we?
Updated: The cause has raised $100.
I say we file a class action lawsuit for abusive practices like they do with drug and insurance companies. There is no legal precedent for this so I say we file a class action lawsuit. We make them submit to our will. Class Action LAWsuit.
