<p>The lawyer above took a long time to get finished with his education. His first student loan was 26 years ago, he is 47, and never made a single payment in 26 years. While he is a new law grad, he was not a conventional student. However, his attitude was to borrow all he needed, because some day he could pay it all off. </p>
<p>I also agree that alternative private loans to the student is not the preferred way to go. Stafford subsidized or unsubsidized, Perkins, then PLUS.</p>