Yeah, the blowback couldn't have been easy. Personally, it wouldn't work for my life stage. The pain and stress of making more income enough to service the student loans comfortably is less than the pain and stress of the aftermath of a quarter million dollar student loan default.

To his defense Lee Siegel, the author or the original article, happens to have a different class of loans that's being issued today. His likely don't have the benefits of forgiveness or income based repayment.

Given all the options available to students today, before you decide to default, make sure that you're on your way of your income earning peak potential first - as in, don't default at 26 - right after law school. You may switch careers (like me), and find a new start in job prospects and opportunity.

Original article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/opinion/sunday/why-i-defau...