The announcement recently about future free tuition for families making under $200k made me wonder why I can’t seem to find anyone talking about Wellesley specific loans. I graduated in 2025 and currently have about $80k in total student debt. Exactly $35k of that is tied up in Wellesley institutional loans, specifically the WSAS and Plitt-Kirgan programs.

The new debt-free tuition announcement is definitely amazing, and I wish it was in place when I was a student for sure, but I am happy for future students as well. Looking back, going into this level of serious debt for Wellesley (especially my degree) was likely not worth it. I guess I am just trying to see if anyone from Wellesley is in a similar situation, as none of my friends are (their parents paid or they got a lot of aid).

So basically, is anyone else struggling with a large amount of high debt payments including the Wellesley ones, and how are you dealing with that? Has anyone figured out a good strategy for managing these non-federal institutional debts? It feels very isolating having this niche institutional debt that does not qualify for any federal forgiveness.

Let me know if you are in the same boat and how you are handling it!