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May Newsletter: Important Tips for Graduates

It’s graduation season and summer will soon be here. But it’s also an important time to plan for next semester’s bills. So this month’s Financial Aid News is here to help with:

• Information about how to compare private student loans
• Your chance to win a $10,000 scholarship
• Helpful advice for this year’s high school and college graduates
• New scholarship opportunities and more!

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Families should use 529 plan funds and other sources before turning to loans.

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Many military members are guided into bad repayment decisions by loan servicers.

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Students can list income for both parents, regardless of gender, in 2014, but may lose out on aid.

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Many CEOs at American’s largest companies advanced their careers without an MBA.

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“Over ten percent of all doctors and nurses on the government’s Medicare and Medicaid blacklist end up on it because they defaulted on government-backed student loans,” ThinkProgress reports.

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“Over ten percent of all doctors and nurses on the government’s Medicare and Medicaid blacklist end up on it because they defaulted on government-backed student loans,” ThinkProgress, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, repo…

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“A bill authorizing additional community college classes for students willing to pay higher fees divided Assembly Democrats on Monday as some questioned whether the proposed legislation would create a two-tiered system,” The Sacramento Bee reported.

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“A bill authorizing additional community college classes for students willing to pay higher fees divided Assembly Democrats on Monday as some questioned whether the proposed legislation would create a two-tiered system,” The Sacramento Bee reported.

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On May 16, The Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register interim final rules implementing the new limit on subsidized loan eligibility imposed by P.L.  112-141. This article is the first in a series exploring the interim final …

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On May 16, The Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register interim final rules implementing the new limit on subsidized loan eligibility imposed by P.L.  112-141. This article is the first in a series exploring the interim final …

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“Last fall, Shaun Fowler started his sophomore year at Georgia State University still owing $500 on his tuition bill…Fowler couldn’t come up with the money, so he was dropped from the class rolls. But within hours, he received a call from Georgia Sta…

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“Last fall, Shaun Fowler started his sophomore year at Georgia State University still owing $500 on his tuition bill…Fowler couldn’t come up with the money, so he was dropped from the class rolls. But within hours, he received a call from Georgia Sta…

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“An amendment passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday added language to a pending immigration bill that would extend federal student loans, work-study funds, and other federal support to students who are in the United States illegally,” Th…

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“An amendment passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday added language to a pending immigration bill that would extend federal student loans, work-study funds, and other federal support to students who are in the United States illegally,” Th…

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“Congress has only begun working on student loans this year, and already it’s going better than last year’s debacle,” according to The Washington Post’s editorial board.