Archive for the 'financial aid' Category

is their a government fund that pays back for college loans if you go to college and then enlist?

like if you finish all your college, and then enlist, do they help you pay your existing student loans? or are you just S*** out of luck and have to pay them back on your own?
In 1996, after a few years of college, I enlisted in the Army. I can’t remember what the program [...]

Is it doable to pay for college just on loans themselves?

Here’s the deal…my bf’s mom wants him to go to the college she wants him to go and won’t let him go where he wants to go. He wants to move out and go where he wants. Is it very possible to do this by using college loans only, while attending full time with a [...]

Where is the best place to get college loans?

Like many other people because of the economy crash, my family is a little tight for money, where is the best place to get college loans with out any catches?
Scholarships are one financial aid option to help defray the costs, but not everyone qualifies for these awards. The alternative is a college loan, which, although [...]

Could you pay your college loans off all at once?

What if right after college someone magically won the lottery. And he’s currently playing a certain amount of money every month on those loans. Would they be required to continue those payments or could the just pay off the loans all at once?
You can pay them all off at once with no penalty as long [...]

What can i spend my college loans on?

I’m 19 and am starting community college in Sept. I have been approved for Financial aid from FAFSA. And i was wondering if anyone can help me understand more about it in depth? I think it said I’m eligible for $14,000 in loans or something. Can i use it for gas? Food? Housing?
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Do you know of any help with paying off college loans?

I went to college and graduated with a degree in elementary education. I am a single mom. My loan payments are way out of my financial range, and they are as low as they can be. Does anyone know of any grants or ways I can get help paying my loans off? [...]

where can I find out who services my college loans?

I have Stafford college loans in a few places, and I remember seeing a website that listed who owned those loans, the amount and interest rates. Can anyone remember or tell me what that site is?
If your loans are Direct Loans you can use the previous poster’s listed website. However if you have [...]

Will Massachusetts help with college loans if you teach in the state?

I was told Deval Patrick signed a bill into law that will pay off some or all of your college loans if you teach in MA for a few years after you graduate college. I would like more information, but I’m having a hard time finding any on the internet. I tried mass.gov and multiple [...]

Can you get college loans for just one academic quarter?

Some of my financial aid will be running out my spring quarter of school and I’m going to be a little (well alot if you ask me) short. Are there any college loans that will let me borrow for just one quarter of school and possibly still not have to pay while I finish school. [...]

If the bank handling my college loans goes bankrupt, how will I be affected?

I am a first year college student at Dartmouth College and have taken out a hefty amount of loans for my first year tuition. I know with the recent Wa Mu bankruptcy, that many other banks are in danger of following in Wa Mu’s footsteps. If by chance Citibank were to collapse what would become [...]