Student Debt

Here at Mobilize we have been doing alot of exciting work lately concerning our revamped Student Debt Campaign. We have re-done our entire Student Debt section of the website, adding an FAQ, as well as a Guess the Debt contest page, where you can go and enter your guess for how much the national student debt will increase before congress takes concrete action to restore student aid programs, and automatically be entered to have the first payment of your own student debt paid.

We have high hopes for the Guess the Debt contest in terms of participation, but with the contest we really hope to educate people on Student Debt. Our first goal is to tell people to consolidate their student debt now, because the rates will increase more than 2 points, starting July 1st. This translates into an average of about $4500 in increased student debt for the average American student with student debt. Visit our Student Debt FAQ page for links and helpful information concerning consolidating your debt.

After Students guess the debt, we also encourage them to do more to help themselves. We have a tool on the Student Debt page to contact congress, and include your own stories to tell them if you like. In addition, we have put a link to both a press release concerning our Student Debt campaign, as well as directions on how to submit a press release to your local media outlet. If either of these options sound good to you, we would love to have you participate.

If you have any questions concerning any of the Student Debt campaign, don't hesitate to contact me, at Kris@Mobilize.org. Thanks!