There is a new federal program, the Pay as You Earn Repayment Plan, which gives relief to college graduates who have student loan repayments. It is...
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Don’t Depend on Financial Aid Packages for College Selection
Most students and their parents are waiting for word from the colleges where they have been accepted about what kind of financial aid packages they...
A Student Financial Aid Head’s Up
Things are changing. First, we are headed for the fiscal cliff at the end of this year, and The Higher Education Act, which affects federal financial...
Making Sense of Financial Aid Offers
On July 24, 2012, the Obama administration debuted a standardized form for colleges to use to inform accepted applicants of their college costs and...
Student College Loan Rates Stay Low
Congress acted yesterday (6/29/12) to keep college loan rates at 3.4% before the July deadline when they were set to double. But…
The Story on Student Loan Rates
On July 1 this year federally subsidized student loan interest rates will increase from 3.4% to 6.8% as a result of the failure of Congress to pass...
No Aid? No Acceptance?
Some of you may find yourselves in a bad situation. You have been accepted to a college(s), but you have not received any aid or not enough aid to...
Financial Aid for International Students
Most financial aid for attending a U. S. college is restricted to American citizens and green-card holders, and most financial aid packages are based...
Time to Estimate Your Financial Aid Eligibility
Colleges or universities you are applying to can offer financial aid. Along with their aid packages you can get financial aid through government...
New Student Loan Repayment Plan
Obama’s new pay as you earn program will be authorized by executive order. This program will benefit 1.6 million student borrowers of college...