For many college graduates, it is the time immediately after the graduation ceremony that the ultimate “juggling act” begins. This is the time in which they must try to find a job while also paying down their school loans. If you are one of the thousands of recent college graduates who need to learn this …
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How Do Student Loans Work? Here Are the 8 Basic Steps!
If your savings, scholarships, and federal student loans don’t cover your college tuition, it’s time to consider private student loans. If you’re wondering “how do student loans work?” you’re definitely not alone. Therefore, to save you time, we’ve put together everything you need to know getting a private student loan. What you’ll learn about in …
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How Can I Get Tuition Assistance?
There’s no doubt college tuition can be expensive, which leads many students to look into ways to make their higher education options more affordable. Here are three ways you can work towards getting tuition assistance. Complete Your FAFSA One of your first steps for tuition assistance should always be completing your FAFSA. (The Free Application …
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How to Apply for Scholarships (And Why It’s Worthwhile)
Winning a scholarship can make a tremendous difference with your overall cost of college. Any scholarship money that you win is free money. You may have to work to earn it but you get to keep whatever you win without stressing over interest rates and repayment schedules. It’s never too early to learn how to …
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Which Are Better: Merit Or Need Based Financial Aid Scholarships?
Without a doubt, scholarships are the best way to pay for college. They’re gifts of free money that don’t have to be paid back! What’s better than that? All students should go after as many scholarship awards as they possibly can. It will reduce your potential for student loan debt and the overall cost of …
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What You Need to Know about Deserve Credit Cards
Still not sure about getting your first credit card? College is a great time to start building your credit. Your credit score will be used to judge your financial responsibility when applying for student loans, bank accounts, or the first car you purchase on your own. By getting a credit card while in college means …
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One Trick For Finding Scholarships: Ask
Most students spend a lot of time scouring the internet in their scholarship search. But one thing almost every student overlooks is just asking around locally. Maybe it sounds too simple to be effective but you’d be surprised at the unexpected. Scholarships you can discover by simply asking. So where do you start and who …
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Should I Wait To Get A Student Loan Until After I See My College Award Letter?
When people thinking “how do I pay for college?” oftentimes the first thing that comes to mind is student loans. It makes sense, considering how often student loan discussions comes up in the news. But is getting a private student loan really step one? Or should you wait until you see your college award letter …
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What You Need To Know About Renewable Scholarships
While winning a scholarship is great news, winning a renewable scholarship is even better. Unlike scholarships that offer winners a singular award, renewable scholarships offer money over multiple years. (Typically up to 4). This means, if the scholarship award amount is $2,000, the winner might get $2,000 annually for the next four years. A total …
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The Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do With Student Loans: Ignore Them
You know the phrase “out of sight, out of mind?” That should not apply to your student loans. It’s not something you can shove to the sidelines and “deal with later.” America is in the midst of a student loan crisis. Unless you want to become part of the statistic, you should come up with …
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