By DAVE EISENSTADTER
Last modified: Monday, September 07, 2015
AMHERST — Britainy “Story” Young had to drop out of college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2010 because she could not afford it. Now enrolled again, she expects to owe $86,000 when she graduates next May — and she has little hope of paying it off in full.
Jennifer DeCarolis of Florence graduated from Keene State College in New Hampshire in 2005 with $40,000 in debt. To make ends meet, she moved in with her grandparents — and never moved out. She still lives in their home, even now that they have passed away, and continues to pay off her debt 10 years after graduating.