By: Average Middle Class Student (5th Year Engineer)

Average Middle Class Student (5th Year Engineer)
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:34:23 +0000

President Stepp: Thank you for bringing up an issue that doesn't have a strong voice at Ohio State. The middle class students are often looked over and the government/Ohio State think that all parents help their kids out with school. I'm glad that the average debt of $27K bothers you but that is an average that doesn't give a true picture of most students debt. Personally I am up to around $100K in debt because I have to borrow for tuition and living costs. The government/OSU claims that my parents can help but this isn't the case for most students. I urge you to take this issue very seriously and use your political capitol both at Ohio State and you ties to high ranking government officials to foster a real discussion on how to help out the middle class students who often are overlooked.