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Finding Free Money As A College Student
During high school your parents encouraged you to stop by the guidance department to find scholarship opportunities to pay for college. They also asked you to participate in extra curricular activities and volunteer opportunities. They highly encouraged you to keep your grades up and get to know your teachers. Then they, mom especially, tried to help you keep lists and mementos of the things you did.
Participating in the above list gave you the qualities needed to earn scholarships while in high school, free money to use to attend college.
Now that you are attending college, you may think that all the free money opportunities have disappeared and you must pay everything else out of pocket or with Read the rest of this entry »
Plus Loans May Help Parents Offset College Costs
By now, undergraduates are making their final preparations for school: deciding on class schedules, arranging housing and finalizing financial aid awards. While some lucky students have received enough aid and grants to see them through the semester or maybe even the school year, others may be taking on additional work hours to help pay for their college expenses.
Some undergraduate students who have already used all their available resources like grants, student loans, scholarships and federal work-study may still find themselves falling short on their college expenses. These students may want to ask mom or dad to consider taking out a credit-based Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students, Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsNeed Money For College? Got A Job? Try Going Direct…Ask
You did it, you got in! Time to get that education and a great future awaits. Maybe you just finished high school or you have the time to finish something you started a long time ago. Either way, you need money for college.
You want to know a great place to look for those greenbacks? Do you have a job now? Try asking your company. You can look into company benefits like release time, continuing ed, and tuition programs that all will provide nearly free money for college. You probably just need to commit to stay with the company for a while.
Most medium and large companies have some sort of education plan to allow you to improve Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsParent and Graduate Plus Loans Make College Accessible
Since money for college no longer goes as far as it did even 30 years ago, Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) often are used to fill the funding gap for many college students attending their dream school. Using the Federal PLUS Loan to pay for college is a smart and easy solution, according to NextStudent, the Phoenix-based premier education funding company.
Year-Round Availability
Available at any time of the year, the Federal PLUS Loan equips parents with a reasonable, low-cost answer to covering rising college expenses, such as tuition, housing and books. With a PLUS Loan, parents may borrow up to the entire cost of their child’s education Read the rest of this entry »
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