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Student & Parent LoansParent PLUS Loan Limits: What Every Family Needs to Know
Parent PLUS loans now have annual and lifetime borrowing caps for new borrowers. If your family has relied on Parent PLUS to fill the gap between financial aid and college […]
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Student & Parent LoansLender Profile: SoFi Parent Loans
SoFi offers parent loans for parents and guardians of students. Unlike many other private parent loans, SoFi does offer the option of having another parent or guardian cosign the loan. […]
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College Financial Aid Costs and StatsLender Profile: CommonBond Student Loans
CommonBond offers student loans for undergraduates, graduates, and MBA students. Undergraduate borrowers must have a creditworthy cosigner to apply. What makes CommonBond stand out are their lower interest rates and […]
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Uncategorized2018 Merit Scholarship and Financial Aid Survey
ATTENTION FAMILIES OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS! It’s time to pay it forward….please share what offers your students received for merit scholarships and/or financial aid, anonymously. This information will greatly help […]
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ApplyRejected By a Safety School? Here Are Some Possible Reasons Why
Throughout the months of March and April, students across the county are repeatedly clicking “refresh” on college admissions websites, anxiously awaiting the outcome of three and a half years of […]
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FinanceHome Equity and College Financial Aid: What’s the Impact?
You’ve worked diligently for years to be responsible with your bills and make payments on your mortgage. As a result, you’ve probably built up some equity in your home. If […]
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Student & Parent LoansLender Profile: Citizens Bank Student Loans
Citizens Bank can be a great option for both students and parents looking for private education loans. Parents can get a loan to help their student pay for school, or […]
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College Financial Aid Costs and StatsLender Profile: Discover Student Loans
If you think of Discover as a credit card company and never considered them as a lender, you’re not alone. They are certainly best known for their credit products, […]
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Financial aidHow to Handle it When Your Financial Aid Leaves a Funding Gap
If you’ve been researching college funding for very long, you’ve probably heard that sometimes your student’s financial aid does not match the amount you actually need to pay for them […]
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SurviveBe Open to Your 2nd and 3rd Choice Colleges
My daughter has played soccer since she was three and loves it, but she has a rare medical condition that sometimes gets in the way of participating in athletics. Despite […]
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Standardized TestingPreparing for the ACT, SAT Math Sections: Advice From an Expert
There are lots of ways to prepare for the ACT and SAT: private tutoring, classes, online videos, and books, but if you don’t have a good understanding of the test […]
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College Financial PlanningHow to Pay for College – Learn From Other Parents’ Mistakes
The college admissions process (and the high school years leading up to it) are arduous and stressful, but we mustn’t forget to appreciate how exciting a time this can be […]
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ApplyGetting Ready For D Day: May 1, Deposit Day
D Day, May 1, officially known in college admissions circles as “National College Decision Day,” is also affectionately called by others as “Deposit Day.” In reality, […]
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FinanceFreaking Out Over the Lack of Financial Aid?
I’ve been reading a lot of Facebook posts about the financial aid letter freakout. That was me three years ago — except we knew our EFC (now called SAI) and […]
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FinanceHow Your Credit Score Affects Student Loans
Learning about credit scores and loans is not just for families with students facing a tuition bill in the near future. Knowing this information in advance, will give you time […]
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Student & Parent LoansWhat Are Private Student Loans for College?
As your student looks at options to finance a college education, you may be struggling to keep everything straight. There are various sources of funding – federal loans, scholarships, private […]
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FinanceHow to Use a Student Loan Calculator to Choose Your Best Loan Offer
Do you have many student loan offers but don’t know how to choose the best one? Are federal loans always a better choice than private student loans? Are you struggling […]
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College Financial Aid Costs and StatsHow Generous Are D3 Colleges With Financial Aid and Merit Scholarships?
Student-athletes have to navigate an additional layer in the college admissions process, as they not only try to find schools that fit academically, socially, and financially, but also athletically. […]
