> how can that much debt be racked up when the limits, ten-fifteen yrs ago,
> were $2500/yr for undergrads and $8k/yr. for grads?
No, it was something like $7500 a year for Staffords, plus other forms of debt (Pell, private debt, etc.), which all add up after awhile. My 94K was racked up over 1992-2000, or about 11K/year.
-- Dennis