It can easily steer one to taking a job with Arthur Andersen or KPMG to pay down your debt. It's really easy for students to opt out of nonprofit programs. The Kennedy School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program aims to help the most needy graduates, according to Associate Dean White. White said the program's income levels have been increased repeatedly in recent years. The program does accept everyone who fits the criteria.
Students receive a check twice a year for six months' worth of loan payments.
They have to reapply each year, but are eligible as long as they meet the guidelines. Students should not have to leave school so burdened with debt that they have to change their career focus. To the extent that Harvard can be helpful in that way, we should.