What Happens: Student Loan Default
How to understand the consequences of having student loans in default and begin to plan to get out of default successfully.
Category Student Loans
Understanding the FAFSA
We provide a summarization of important facts relating to understanding the FAFSA.
Debunking Credit Scores and Financial Aid Myths
A commonly asked question is if a credit score affects your ability to receive federal student loans. And similarly, does receiving financial aid have an impact on your eventual credit score? This is a great question because it covers credit,…
4 Things To Do Before You Graduate College
Create a LinkedIn Profile It doesn’t matter if you’re pursuing a post-secondary option or entering the workforce, a LinkedIn profile helps establish credibility and your online presence. More importantly, how you establish your profile is very important. It is the…
How to Appeal your Financial Aid Reward
So you’ve gone through the hard work of applying for colleges and received the award letter from your choice school. The only problem? It’s not enough money. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to end here. There are still options to negotiate…
Geisinger Offers Debt-Free Medical School
Geisinger and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (based out of Pennsylvania) recently announced that it would offer a debt-free medical school option. The official name is the Geisinger Primary Care Scholars Program. The program guidelines are pretty simple, but…
No Loan Colleges
Yes, it is true that some colleges meet 100% of need. As we all know, parents and students are always on the lookout for creative ways to pay for college. For students with excellent academic standings and outstanding extracurricular resumes,…
Financial Aid Disbursement
So you’ve made it to the finish line! You have been accepted to a handful of colleges, picked the college of your dreams, finished up the FAFSA, secured an aid package that works for you and you’re all ready to…
Using Net Price Calculators
When you think about attending college, you probably have put a little thought into what it might cost. Still, you might have some standard questions like: Will I pay the tuition rate listed on the school’s website? Will I qualify…
What is a Pell Grant?
A Pell Grant is money provided by the federal government for qualified students with financial need to help pay for college (and valid certification programs). Pell Grants are funds that do not need to be repaid by students. In other…
