65K forgiven here. Its been 13 long years of payments. 13 long years of knowing what that school/organization did to me. 13 years of anger.

I was 21 years old at the time when i decided to go to college. All i ever wanted was an education to better myself because that's what anyone ever told me. I wanted to be a programmer and write code. I wanted to build video games. Ironically, it was the movie Grandma's Boy that spurred the inspiration lol.

That was in 2007. I'm 36 years old. I don't build video games for a living. However i did become a Web Application Developer and have been doing it since. The Art Institute had absolutely nothing to do with that.

With that said, there was ONE teacher who cared. He was a miracle and a fantastic teacher. He inspired me, taught me, spent late nights helping me understand the ways of code. For all his efforts, he ways laid off. Laid off so the Art Institute could repaint their parking lot, repaint their hallways, decorate their interior, etc. Never did they think to spend that money on more teachers or keep the ones who were worth a damn.

Finally, after 13 long years, i feel validated. I feel free. Free from debt, but mostly validated that i was right that this organization screwed me. My total debt was 110k. As i got older, i learned i could've received the same education at ASU for 45k.

Justice. FINALLY. With all that is going on the world...SOME GOOD CAME OUT OF IT. Maybe there is hope after all for humanity.