Originally Posted by Dude
So let's set aside the anecdotes and look at the overall picture, and we see that your story is an exception, not the rule.

The fact is that you can get an education from one of the best schools in the country with no money down, and graduate with tens of thousands of dollars in debt... if you can get in. That's not luck, that's how they've decided to respond to students with very limited financial means - as a rule!