Over the last few years, student loans have become an unavoidable topic of discu...

October 12, 2012 04:08 pm

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Over the last few years, student loans have become an unavoidable topic of discussion--even for those who don't have any to pay off themselves. Working out a better system for the financial aid system was one of the Obama administration's biggest undertakings in its first term, and it's easy to see why: Over half of the 20 million Americans attending college borrow money to help cover costs, and their loans add up to nearly a trillion dollars of debt altogether. But there are also tiny parts of the process that could benefit greatly from some streamlined thinking and honest design. Tuition.io, a site dedicated to organizing and optimizing student loans, wants to be one such solution:Applying Design Thinking To The Student Loan Nightmaretrib.alWhen Brendon Mcqueen graduated from Columbia University in 2009, he left with two things: A degree in film and over $120,000 of debt spread across 12 student loans.