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Can you afford the PFD on that? If so...I'd say that's def the way to go. If the school will recall the debt from the CA if you pay them directly, i'd go that route.
Good luck!
Yes, if the school recalls it the CA cannot report.
But, if the school isn't reporting and the CA will do a PFD I would go that route.