Andrew Ross Sorkin

columnist for New York Times; and founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, NYT’s online daily financial report

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Mergers and acquisitions reporter for the New York Times and editor of its DealBook, an online daily financial report; author of Too Big to Fail: How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System — and Themselves

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The average college student graduates with around $22,000 in debt. But what if you paid nothing up front, and then were required to pay the school back when you get a job?

Solution to student debt? Pay no tuition upfront, but pay back part of your income later

The average college student graduates with around $22,000 in debt. But what if you paid nothing up front, and then were required to pay the school back when you get a job?

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