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Students Increasingly Choosing Private Student Loans
22 April 09 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

According to analysis of Department of Education data released last week, the number of college students taking out private student loans over the last five years has risen sharply. Analysis by student advocacy group The Project on Student Debt revealed Read More...

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Number of Students Applying for Federal Financial Aid Goes Up Almost 20%
12 August 08 04:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While college enrollment is only expected to grow by 300,000 students this year, some 1.3 million additional college students have already applied for federal financial aid — an increase of 17 percent, according to an article in U.S. News World Report Read More...

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