But faith that student debt forgiveness will happen appears to be low. A recent survey of 3,649 current college students by study guide platform OneClass found that just 13% of students expect to see a student debt forgiveness policy implemented by the new administration. "Student loan forgiveness was one of the most important issues for voters in the past presidential election. In previous years there have been many promises made by politicians from both parties about how to handle this issue. With colleges costs continuing to climb, even throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, it is not surprising that 87% of our community respondents think loan forgiveness won't happen or was simply a tool to use for votes," says Richard DeCapua, vice president of academic affairs for OneClass.