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Merit-based scholarships could be the most misunderstood aspect of college financial aid, based on the common misconceptions that: Only straight-A students qualify Only a few of the straight-A students actually get…
In the words of rapper/philosopher Jay Z: “You can’t knock the hustle.” Millennials are having to hustle to pay their student loan debt. Over 44 million American have student loan…
Choose Your Debt Amount Types of Repayment Plans Standard Extended Graduated Income-Based (IBR) Income-Contingent (ICR) President Obama’s Pay As You Earn Plan Perkins Loans & Private Loans If you have…
College graduation day is supposed to be fun, but it’s hard to celebrate when there is a hefty student loan debt attached to your diploma That is the grim reality…
Note: Payments for federal student loans are suspended through May 1, 2022 » More Information here: Student Loans Payments During Covid-19 The “honeymoon” phase for most college graduates lasts exactly six…
Need-based scholarships and grants are exactly what their title indicates: money for students with a financial need. More than 85% of college students receive some form of financial aid so there is…
A Stafford Loan was provided by the federal government to help college and university students pay for their education. They were in use until July 1, 2010. None of these…
A Pell Grant is the gold-plated financial award at colleges and universities for a lot of reasons, the most obvious one being it is money for tuition, room and board that doesn’t…
When an 18 year old is concerned about budgeting, you know the cost of college tuition is getting out of hand. A new survey conducted by the Princeton Review says…
Tens of millions of Americans struggle with a mountain of student loan debt and each year huge numbers simply stop making payments and end up in default. That is a…