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How to Change Your Student Loan Repayment Plan

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on February 25, 2025
Your student loans will generally come due about six months after you graduate or leave college, though some loans will not have that grace period. You may discover at this point that you can’t quite afford the current repayment plan. Here’s how you could change your student loan repayment plan. While you could change your …
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Scholarships for Biomedical Science Students

By Ellen AndersenLast updated on December 22, 2022
“Biomedical Sciences” covers quite a bit of ground. For example, medical microbiology, virology, biomedical engineering, and genetic epidemiology, to name a few. If it’s an applied science that has a basis in healthcare or public health, you’re likely in a biomedical field. Many undergraduates pursuing this Bachelor’s degree likely have to go on to graduate-level …
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Scholarships for Students with Dyslexia

By Morgan StaubLast updated on December 22, 2022
According to the American Dyslexia Association, nearly one in ten Americans are afflicted with dyslexia, a common learning disability that affects one’s ability to read, write and spell. Contrary to the belief of some, dyslexia does not correlate with IQ or intelligence. Successful dyslexics are abundant, including scientists such as Galileo Galilei and Albert Einstein, …
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What is Fixed-Rate Tuition?

By Morgan StaubLast updated on February 26, 2025
If you’re headed off to college for your freshman year, you have to be prepared for an avalanche of new challenges, most of which are unlike anything you’ve faced before. For many students, the college experience is the first time they’ve stepped away from home for more than a short summer, and, in turn, the …
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How to Ensure You Make Your Student Loan Payments on Time

By Morgan StaubLast updated on March 25, 2025
If you’re like most college students, who both A) have student loans and B) forget important things sometimes, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that remembering your repayment is vital and can be more challenging for those of us who have poor memories. The good news, though, is that many avenues exist …
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Scholarships for Economic Majors

By Robert "Rusty" TweedLast updated on December 22, 2022
If you are an economics student, you can apply for scholarships from several organizations around the world. Economics is among the highest paying majors and pursuing a degree in the field is laying ground for a good future. You can work with successful companies from various parts of the world and there are many career …
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6 Ways You Can Earn Extra Cash This Summer

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
Taking up a job during the summer break is a great way to earn some extra cash, which you can use to buy a new computer or some other item that you need for college. Alternatively, you can put it towards paying back those overwhelming student loans. Fortunately, there are several money making opportunities available …
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Don’t Make These Federal Student Loan Mistakes

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
Federal student loans offer several more benefits than private student loans. However, many students do not take the time and trouble to understand how these loans work over the long term and they end up making wrong decisions that can have a big impact on their finances and their credit history. Before you apply for …

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