Financial aid guide for students and parents

Top 5 money mistakes made by college students

Top 5 money mistakes made by college studentsCollege students have to face tough financial situations in their life. They have to figure out the source in order to pay for college, earn some extra money and acquire quality education. This is challenging task for any student and no wonder they end up committing some uncommon money mistakes. These mistakes can create a severe financial damage that cost high amount in long term. Following is list of mistakes often made by most of the college students-

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Outré Ways of Saving for College

Outré Ways of Saving for CollegeCollege life is synonymous for restricted resources with endless expenses and the rising cost of education further worsens the situation. Though loan is an evident option for assistance in college costs, saving money for paying your tuition and fees will help you pass out as a graduate without any burden of debt in the shoulders. Just like it is said that ‘Every drop fills the ocean’ similarly, small savings in the form of cents will help create a huge amount in dollars for your education.

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Top 10 Weird and Unusual College Scholarships

Top 10 Weird and Unusual College ScholarshipsAre you under the impression that scholarships are only for people with excellent academic records? Or are you tired of finding a need-based scholarship that is applicable to your financial situation? Or are you an average student with some strange talent that makes you stand out in the crowd? Then you would be surprised to know that you can find not only typical merit or need based scholarships, but also several weird and unusual scholarships available for students. So if you feel that your only claim to fame is for being a surfer, bug-freak, skater, you may find a scholarship for the same and get some extra cash for college.

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Top 7 College Planning Money Mistakes Made by Contemporary Parents

Top 7 College Planning Money Mistakes Made by Contemporary ParentsFrom the day a child is born, there are many dreams and expectations that parents attach to the child. One of these dreams is to see their child well educated and well established in their careers. In the present modern times, parents start planning their child’s careers too but make mistakes in financial planning for the same. The mistakes of their financial planning for child’s education are realized only at the start of college and there is very little time to recover.

A few common mistakes made by modern-day parents include–

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Types of Financial Aid

Choosing a college or a university for higher education may depend on a number of diverse factors but in the end it may get stuck up on the question of dollars and cents.

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Student Loan

Federal PLUS Loan

Federal PLUS Loan Federal PLUS Loan is referred as Federal Direct Parent Loan for undergraduate students. It is only type of Federal...

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Stafford Loan

It is commonly seen that cost of education rises with the level of education from school to undergraduate, graduate and post graduate.

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Federal Perkins Loan

Federal Perkins Loan is a kind of low-interest loan for graduate as well as undergraduate students who have extraordinary ...

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Federal Student Loan

Nelson Mandela has rightly stated ‘Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world.’ Education, with its endless benefits,

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Private Loans

Private loans help students in bridging gap between the amount government permits to borrow from the program and the exact cost of ...

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