Hi Heather:
I am a Speech and Language Pathologist who has been working in the public school system for 6 years (and repaying my student loans).  I was recently contacted by an agency specializing in assisting professionals who may be elligible for PSLF.  Until then, I was unaware of this program.
My question is- is it beneficial work with a private agency to help me coordinate my loan forgiveness?  From what I understand, my first 6 years of employment/repayment would not count towards my 120 payments.  Is this due to the fact that I have to consolodate with Direct Loans or Federal Direct Consolodation Loan?  I consolidated my loans after graduating, but did not consolodate with either of these.
Thanks for your assistance!