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.