she certainly turned a blind eye to the reality of the situation, but i don't see in the article where she's saying it's someone else's fault she's so far in debt. she does say she wishes someone would have "slapped her in the face" about how much debt she was accruing but to me, the article reads like she had a dim understanding of financial aid and chose to ignore it anyway, and now it's too late to reconsider. buyer's remorse, or whatever the education equivalent is.

but, one thing the article fails to mention although they do touch on it, is the way schools are in the business of partnering with the loan companies to push student loans over grants and scholarships. the loan company gets a lifetime interest payment and the schools get a big subsidy for playing along. so of course people go into debt for tens of thousands of dollars, because if you can't afford to go to school on your own dime, there are a host of loans you can qualify for so that you don't have to worry about how you will afford it.