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What Is Student Loan Gap Financing?

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 5, 2025
Student loan gap financing refers to the financial aid that you still may need to acquire to pay for your tuition. After you’ve exhausted your scholarship opportunities, grants, work studies, and federal student loans, you may still need to borrow from a private loan lender to bridge this ‘gap’ in the financing. How To Obtain …
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financial aid

Where To Learn About Financial Aid

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 25, 2025
The transition into college means thinking about factors you might not have considered before: one of the largest factors is money. The college financial aid process can be complex, especially if you’re new to it. Not taking the time to understand how it works or how much financial aid you are eligible for could result …
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scholarships

American Sign Language (ASL) Scholarships

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on February 26, 2025
Sign Language fosters communication on multiple levels. If you are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) or plan to study it during college, you may qualify for some scholarships. There aren’t as many when compared to other majors, but there are a few, so research is important. Also consider looking into bilingual scholarships, as ASL …
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student loans

The Benefits Of Signing Up For Student Loan Auto-Pay

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
When you sign up for auto-pay you are in effect giving the bank permission to withdraw money from your bank automatically to make your monthly student loan repayments. Benefits to Student Loan Auto-Pay Choosing auto-pay has several benefits. The first is the sheer convenience of knowing that your payments will be made for sure every …
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How To Track Your Student Loan Repayment Progress

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
As graduation nears, life can get really hectic. You spend time looking for a job and housing. You’re generally trying to fend for yourself. In all of this, it is easy to lose track of where you are at with your student loan repayment progress. Unfortunately, lenders are not very forgiving. One late payment and …
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scholarships

5 Scholarships For International Business Majors

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 3, 2025
The tremendous opportunities available in International Business make this a highly sought-after major. It is also a rather challenging course and worrying over how much you need to borrow to enroll in an International Business program can be stressful and distracting. Getting scholarships can help ease the financial burden leaving you free to focus on …
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scholarship search & applications

How to Save Time While Searching and Applying for Scholarships

By Allison WignallLast updated on March 24, 2025
Time is money, they say, and you’ll need to spend plenty of time to earn scholarships. Many students are intimidated by the time commitment that comes with scholarship hunting. After all, you’ve got to balance that with the college search, studying for the ACT or SAT, participating in extracurricular activities, doing regular school assignments, and …

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