I went to the best school i could get into, which was admittedly not cheap. While applying for student aid, I was redirected from the XXXX website to SallieMae. I took out almost {$79000.00} in loans, thinking that they were federal and thus eligible for income-based repayment. I was misled by SallieMae, who told me that I would have these options, even though they are not available for my loan type. I 'm now at a point where just over half of my monthly take-home pay is going to student loans, even though I was lucky and was able to get a good job that pays decently well. I 've been told multiple times that I have no other option to lower my payments through SallieMae, and am at risk of default because I ca n't lower my payment. If any unexpected expense pops up in my life, I will have no choice but to default.