Over 30% of the 43 million student debtors in the United States — roughly 16.6 million people — have debt but no degree.
Former Wheaton College student Kristen Seadale currently owes around $20,000 in student loans after leaving the Massachusetts school last October. Now working an hourly job she loves — and didn’t need a degree to get — the 23-year-old is open about wishing she’d gone to community college instead. Her outstanding debt is both a persistent worry, she says, and also too stressful to think about.
College started off well for Seadale, but after going on academic suspension for a period of time, she returned to a social environment on campus that left her feeling isolated. Her friend group had graduated the year prior. She didn’t like her classes and struggled with her grades. Before long, Seadale developed a drinking problem. After blacking out one night, she tells, “the next thing I knew, I was on the phone with my mother telling her I wanted to kill myself.
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