Location: Part of the Limbic system, in each temporal lobe. Function: Responsible for processing of long term memory and emotional responses. The hippocampus has a unique shape, similar to that of a horseshoe. It not only assists with the storage of long term memories, but is also responsible for the memory of the location of objects or people. We would not even be able to remember where our house is without the work of the hippocampus.
The average borrower in the college class of 2017 is expected to carry more than $38,000 in student loan debt, which may be accompanied by growing credit card debt, as well as an auto loan and maybe even a mortgage.
Students are willing to finance their dreams without considering their return on investment. More than 70 percent of this yearâs graduating class (undergraduate) is leaving with student loan debt. The average amount is now $33,000 per student, a jump from last yearâs average of $29,400.For those who take on more than the national average, amassing student loan debt to the tune of $50,000, $75,000 or even more than $100,000, there are serious consequences.ast year, 11.5 percent of graduates were at least 90 days late on paying their student loans. And according to a survey from the American Institute of CPAs, 60 percent of student loan borrowers now regret taking on so much debt for their education.