While recent college grads are putting away their caps and gowns and starting on their job search, one thing looming in their minds is student loans. Most graduates will start making payments on those loans very soon. To assist you with that process, here are...
A recent “Upshot” blog in The New York Times reported on an analysis of Labor Department statistics by the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, which demonstrated that a four-year degree has probably never been more valuable. The pay gap between college graduates and everyone else...
As a recent college graduate, you will soon be faced with the prospect of repaying your college loans unless you qualify for some type of deferment. Instead of waiting under the payments start coming due, take charge of the process and make a plan now...
As college graduates head out into the world, they will soon be faced with repaying their student loans. As high school graduates head off to college, they may be thinking about taking out student loans to help cover some of their costs. Before making any...
Now that the May 1 deadline has passed and high school students have settled on their choice of college, it is time to begin the process of finalizing how to pay for it. Many financial aid packages include student loans, but it is important to...
Who says it doesn’t pay to work hard and get good grades? Not Discover Student Loans. According to The Wall Street Journal, the private student loans lender has just introduced a unique program that pays a 1% cash reward to undergraduate and graduate students who...
The number one rule in borrowing is to understand exactly how much money you are borrowing. If doesn’t matter whether you are a college senior who is trying to plan your financial future, or a soon-to-be college freshman who is considering federal or private student...
Most high school seniors have already accepted their college’s financial aid offer, or will be settling on a final choice soon. So congratulations - you’re almost a college freshman! You will be learning many exciting things in your classes, but you will also be learning...
Whether you are a high school senior just deciding on which financial aid offer to accept or a high school junior who is planning summer trips to visit prospective colleges, the financial aid office is a great resource. The financial aid director is an incredible...
As a high school senior you and your parents are trying to make the best decision about which college you will choose. You want to attend a great school, but also need to make sure it is affordable. You are leaning towards one of the...
