Personal Narrative: Student Debt

When asked, “what is something I don’t know about you?”, my response would almost always be, “I am the youngest of six children.” I have a bizarre family and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Growing up, I always had a playmate, an advice-giver, a listener, and a role model (or five). Unfortunately for my parents, though, having six kids comes with a hefty price tag. I am the fifth child to go through college in my family; there are three members in my family that have loans out for school currently, one of which who is at a prestigious private university studying to become a doctor. She and I both plan to go to professional school, law for myself and medical for her, which undoubtedly accumulates large amounts of student debt. My parents