“You should have known, you should have read the fine print” these words are uttered in back rooms when they should be out in the open.

Recently reported on CNN, a young man who did not understand the ramifications of taking out excessive student loan debt just to attend and graduate from a so called brand name university. “I’ll just deal with it later” says student Ryan Durosky.

Who is at fault here, is it the student who racked up over a quarter million dollars in student debt or is the fault on the University for allowing this to happen. Are universities cold heartless money grubbing machines interested in one thing only, the bottom line?

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/05/25/am.cho.college.costs.part.2.cnn

As college costs continue to skyrocket, we will see more and more stories like the one in this video.

This does not have to happen, if you choose the right college.

One of the biggest mistakes both parents and students make is not starting the college preparation process soon enough. Earlier is always better, 9th or even 8th grade is not too early to start.

You can graduate with no student loan debt, but you must take action now.

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