Tuesday, 27 April 2004

And I Thought My Loans Were Bad

Steve Stanzak is an NYU sophomore. In order to cut expenses, he's been living in the NYU library for the past 8 months:

After convincing a relative to co-sign on a loan, Stanzak lived at University residence hall his freshman year.

But last summer he wasn't as lucky. Stanzak couldn't foot the $1,000 housing deposit and lost his family's support.

"My loans weren't approved with housing included," he said. "But when I dropped $15,000 in housing out of it, it worked."

The result: Stanzak could finance his education but was left without a place to hang his hat.

He then had an epiphany that would reshape his NYU experience.

"I heard a myth that somebody used to live in the library," he said. "Then I got to thinking, 'Why couldn't you do it?'"


That's certainly one way to deal with skyrocketing tuition costs...

Posted by flow Frazao on April 27, 2004 at 12:55 PM | Permalink



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