Subject: Do This or Risk Loan Delays ⚠️

Learn how to avoid common mistakes that can delay financial aid, what you're signing up for before borrowing a parent PLUS loan, and more!

Lending an Ear

A weekly guide to financing college.

June 4, 2023

How to Avoid Delays in Financial Aid Disbursements

Before your student starts school, learn about how financial aid disbursements work, what documents to complete if borrowing federal loans, and common mistakes that can delay your financial aid HERE.

What to Know About the Federal Parent PLUS Loan

If you're considering the Parent PLUS loan to fund your student's college tuition, read HERE to make sure you understand the terms of repayment and your options for refinancing after graduation.

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Student Loan Basics


With Angela Colatriano

of College Ave Student Loans


June 13, 2023

8 pm (ET)

Our Private Lenders Suggestions

(Variable APRs as of 6/1/2023)


Note: We recommend you borrow federal student loans first. Once you've exhausted your federal loan eligibility, carefully compare your options from private lenders. 

 

➡️ Ascent (Cosigned) 5.98% - 15.63%*

 

➡️ SoFi 5.24% - 12.82%*

 

➡️ College Ave 5.09% - 15.32%*

 

➡️ Sallie Mae 5.99% - 16.33%*

 

➡️ Citizens (through Credible) 6.03% - 13.25%*

 

*Rates are based on automatic payment discounts of 0.25 percentage points. 

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Lending an Ear

 Q & A

Community Question: If our student plans on borrowing the unsubsidized loan ($5500 for freshman year), can we wait to use the full amount in the spring so it doesn't accrue interest during the fall?


Answer: You can contact the school's financial aid office and ask them to disburse the full loan in the spring only. When you speak with them, be sure to confirm that there is enough room in their cost of attendance to borrow the full amount in a single semester.


Have a question of your own? Submit it here, then check back each week as we highlight the most pressing questions and share our advice.

Our R2C Content Team is dedicated to helping families navigate the

ever-changing world of college admissions and financing. 

Lending an Ear is written & edited by Becca Blauch.

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