How You Can Use the FAFSA4caster Tool to Predict Your Financial Aid
The FAFSA4caster estimates your federal financial aid award before you apply, helping you to compare the cost of attendance at multiple colleges. Plus, you can take steps to maximize the amount of financial aid you receive. Let’s take a closer look at how this FAFSA estimator works. What is the FAFSA4Caster? How to use the
Guide to Every Type of Student Loan Offered
If you’re headed off to school, it’s a good idea to learn about the types of student loans you might need first. In 2017, two-thirds of students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree had to take on debt to pay for school, borrowing $28,500 on average. Graduate and professional students took on even more debt
Great Lakes Student Loans Review: How to Find the Right Repayment Plan
Great Lakes is one of the major servicers for federal student loans. While it was acquired by another student loan servicing giant, Nelnet, Great Lakes continues to work with borrowers under its name. If you have Great Lakes student loans, read on to learn how you can take advantage of the benefits your servicer offers
How to Manage Your Student Loans Through the Coronavirus Crisis
Emergency “stay-at-home” and othe rmeasures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus could make it challenging for millions of Americans to keep up the monthly payments on their student loans and other bills. Fortunately, there are many options for managing student loan debt if you’ve been laid off or are facing a temporary reduction
How to Fill Out a Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application
The federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program allows eligible teachers in low-income schools or educational service agencies to waive up to $17,500 in federal student loans after five consecutive years of experience. Educators considering the initiative must meet specific criteria and carefully fill out an application. But just because you apply, doesn’t mean it’s automatically approved.
3 Benefits to Letting Your Student Borrow for College
Many parents want to pay for their kids to go to college. Others want their kids to take on a portion of the cost themselves. But how about a compromise? A private student loan your child takes out, but with you as a cosigner. Here are some benefits of taking out private student loans with
How to Pay for Physical Therapy School (With Less Student Debt)
Six of 10 physical therapy (PT) students will leave school toting more than $50,000 in student loan debt, according to WebPT. But if you’re an aspiring PT, you can avoid that level of hurt with physical therapy scholarships, plus other smart tactics. Here’s how to avoid borrowing too much in student loans as you choose
When You Should Apply for a Student Loan
Few situations are more stressful than having a bill due and not being able to pay. But when it comes to paying for college, you can avoid this last-minute anxiety by knowing when to apply for student loans. You can apply for federal student loans as early as the year before you start school. It’s
