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| Feature Article: Getting More Financial Aid |
If you or your family are like many Americans who have faced tough times and possibly even job loss this year, chances are you need for help paying for college than ever before.
You're not alone, and that's the toughest part - lots of other students, parents, and families are asking for more help as well. We've got resources to help you, including a four step guide for structuring your appeal for best results.
 If you're going to be asking for more financial aid based on changed economic circumstances, have ample paperwork available to back up your claims and requests. Did someone lose a job in the family? Have termination notices, unemployment insurance, or other papers ready. Did your income change? Use any of the budgeting software described above to graphically illustrate your monthly cash flow, along with things like pay stubs, tax returns, etc.
Read the rest of this guide at our Financial Aid Forums >> |
| Do you have errors on your credit report? You might! |
Thinking about taking out financial aid for the spring semester? Plan ahead and pull your credit report and score now to find inaccuracies and items you should dispute well in advance of any financial aid application.
According to US PIRG, the public interest research group, 79% of all Americans have at least one error on their credit report, and 25% of all Americans have at least one serious error on their credit report that could get them denied for student lending, apartment rental, even phone service. These errors can also cause you to get things like private student loans at interest rates that are higher than you might have otherwise gotten!
Check out our tutorial on how to obtain your information and report, as well as how to fix costly errors in this Student Platinum guide >> |
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| From the blogs: How do graduate loans differ from undergraduate loans? |
The financial aid process, for the most part, works the same for graduate students as it does for undergraduate students. Graduate students have the same loans at their disposal and apply for financial aid the same way as undergraduate students. However, there are a few differences in loans that are worth noting.
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| Get Financial Aid Help at our Forums! |
Q: I was attending university for three years, no problems. In the last year I stopped going to class and then dropping out. By doing this I ended up owing this private university around 5,000 dollars. I can no longer afford the fancy private school I went to, but I can afford the local state university. Problem is I need to pay back the private university first. How do I go about getting aid to cover the amount I owe to my old university as well as the state school I want to go to?
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