And that was my crash course in student loan repayment. I tell you all of this to illustrate what I imagine is how many of us learn about our student loans. The MPF poll focused on "student loan repayment expectations among graduates with Master’s, Doctoral, and Professional degrees." These results are a stark contrast to another poll MPF conducted on undergraduate students' knowledge of basic student loan information. With all of that said, let's take a look at why these poll results are so important.

Source: Forbes November 22, 2017 09:00 UTC