It’s no secret that student loans are more difficult to obtain for graduate students in the past few years due to the credit crunch and slow economic recovery.

Ah yes, the ever nagging question of dependency status on the FAFSA. We know it well. Recently one of our financial aid forum users, Ssully, posted this question in regards to that exact topic:
I’m trying to determine whether I would be considere…

On Tuesday, one of our financial aid forum users, Scarab790, asked this question:
I am starting grad school next week and my cost of attendance is $74,347 with a grant of $10,000. With no personal funds to reduce the cost, I have the option of taking a…

On Tuesday, one of our financial aid forum users, Scarab790, asked this question:
I am starting grad school next week and my cost of attendance is $74,347 with a grant of $10,000. With no personal funds to reduce the cost, I have the option of taking a…

This month is our Back-to-School edition of the Financial Aid Newsletter. This month, we provide a number of resources to help you cover all of your last-minute expenses, from the many uses for a private student loan to a handy breakdown of the new federal loans process. We also have the latest info on how you can enter and win an upcoming $10,000 Scholarship.

For many recent graduates, the grace period before they must begin repaying their Stafford Loans won’t come to a close until the fall, most likely in November. But for the lucky few who have already secured a job and an income, there might be a tempt…

If you’re looking to attend graduate school, you will want to be sure to exhaust all avenues to help you cover the cost. While your credit is likely improved enough where you can take out an alternative student loan or Grad PLUS loan, you still have re…

Hello folks! In our rush of excitement over the passing of SAFRA, we forgot to blog about this year’s federal student loan interest rates.
Here is the complete listing, all in one place for convenience:
Undergraduate

Unsubsidized Direct Stafford…

Did you know that because nearly all private student loans have variable APRs, your interest rate could have changed several times in the past 2 years?

If you recently earned a graduate degree and are having difficulty either finding a job, or making ends meet with an existing job, you may have the option to defer, or temporarily suspend, your graduate school loans.