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Student Loan Delinquency and How to Avoid it

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
Once your college days are over and you have that first post-graduate job, it feels great to be able to be your own person financially and pay for things when you need or want them. One of the negative aspects of this, however, comes in the form of looming student loan delinquency. You signed that …
Unfortunately, federal loan interest rates are on the rise
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Federal Loan Interest Rates On The Rise

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
The last thing any student wants to hear is that attending college or graduate school is going to cost more than it did before. Or, that their federal student loan’s interest rate is increasing. Unfortunately, that is the reality. Not only have tuition fees gone up, but federal loan interest rates are on the rise …
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Your guide to getting an MBA

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on May 4, 2026
Key Takeaways An MBA is a graduate-level business degree that teaches you new ideas, hands-on skills, and how to lead teams. You can choose a traditional full-time MBA program, a part-time MBA program, or an online MBA program. Students build strong leadership competencies through studying finance, marketing analysis, and strategic management. This degree is a …
How do you get your student loans out of default?
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How To Get Out Of Student Loan Default

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
Taking out student loans to pay for college is already stressful. The last thing any borrower wants is to let their loan go into default. Keep in mind that there’s a difference between delinquency and defaulting. Delinquency is when you initially miss a payment. Defaulting is when you miss a payment and don’t make any …
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How To Discover A College Based On Your Intended Major

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
Discovering colleges based on your intended college major may sound easy—you just do a search online and you will get a list of hundreds of colleges that match your search term within seconds. Right? Searching for Colleges But things can get complicated from there. How do you narrow down that list? Should you do it …
Don't get personal loans if you can help it
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Are Personal Loans A Better Option Than Student Loans?

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
No, personal loans are most definitely not a better option than student loans. Personal loans should be your very last resource for borrowing money for college. If possible, they should be avoided altogether. Here are three reasons why: Higher Interest Rates Interest rates on personal loans vary depending on your credit score. As you would …

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