What’s next after college?

As the Spring semester approaches, many students will be ready to graduate and go on to the real world. But what’s next? With the unemployment rate at 12.4 percent many students will have difficulties in finding a job. Some still debate on whether continuing school and obtain a post-graduate degree or look for a job. For some students, their worries are finish paying loans but what some don’t know is that there is a Loan Forgiveness program that of course only some can qualify. In order to qualify for the loan forgiveness program, students must either perform volunteer work, perform military service, teach or practice medicine in certain types of communities, or meet any other criteria specified by the forgiveness program. California State University, Northridge student, Evelyn Medrano, will be graduating next semester and is planning on getting her teachers credentials to teach at an unprivileged community. So for those that are in a huge debt, don’t worry as there is still hope for them not to pay every dollar back.

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