>Why can't these kids just think about the debt they're getting into? When you're 17/18, it's really hard to grasp how hard it will be to pay off the loans. Es

>Why can't these kids just think about the debt they're getting into? When you're 17/18, it's really hard to grasp how hard it will be to pay off the loans. Especially when society tells you that you will be a loser if you don't go. This comes directly from teachers, which have been an authority figure in the child's life up to that point.