Dismissed For Lacking A Degree, I Let My Life Speak For Itself – The Archivist

typed in my information and hit Enter.

The page loaded.

I stopped breathing.

My credit score had dropped into the low five hundreds.

Three credit cards. All maxed out. Total balance: $45,000.

A business loan. Principal: $50,000. Status: in default.

My name. My Social Security number. My address.

But I had never opened any of those accounts.

The business loan continue reading …