Say hello to Shawn B

We've found some bloggers to help us out here at 'got tuition?' and we'd like to introduce them to all of you. First up is Shawn B.

Hello. I am currently a student from Nebraska attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha working on my Masters Degree in Education full time. By the time I graduate next spring I will have about $60,000 in student loan debt, and I have only attended relatively cheap colleges. My parents, a farmer and a factory worker, can not afford to help me much with college bills. On top of that, many of the colleges I have attended have been in rural areas and jobs are scarce. I know that when I graduate, I will be able to get a steady job, but the amount of my loan payments worries me. If I cannot get onto a graduated or extended payment plan, I may not be able to make it. And if I can't make it, what of the other students who have even more debt? Without a good education, possibilities are very limited for anyone.