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| Something For Everyone New & Existing College Students: Need Money? It's NOT Too Late, Baby Rising Seniors: College Essay and Common App Workshops Everyone: FAFSA, Yay or Nay?
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(With apologies to Carole King) If you’ve found yourself with a tuition gap that needs to be filled pronto and have decided to go down the student loan route…it’s NOT too late!
There are many lenders out there who can facilitate the process and depending upon certain criteria, can put that loan for your student through very quickly.
Here's a list of lenders (with their rates) that we recommend:
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LENDER I RATES
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CommonBond I 3.66% - 9.64% *
MEFA I 3.95% - 7.30%**
College Ave I 3.96% - 11.98%*
Citizens Bank I 3.82% - 11.47%*
Sallie Mae I 3.37% - 10.75%*
Funding U I 7.99% - 13.99%**
*Variable rates as of 8/7/19, fixed rates may vary.
** Funding U & MEFA only offers fixed rates.
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| As a reminder, students should always access their federal student loans first, before borrowing from private lenders. Interest rates on federal student loans are generally the lowest rates students can find without a cosigner.
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Every parent who has ever had a kid head off to college knows about the “villain” called FAFSA. And as most of us do when it comes to villains, they stay away.
Here’s a secret tip, even if you think filling out the FAFSA will be wasted time on your part, because you won’t qualify for financial aid, you should think again.
While the FAFSA certainly helps students qualify for need-based financial aid from the government and college, that’s not the only reason colleges look at it.
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If you didn’t catch our “How to Stay Out of Essay Hell” Facebook Live with Anna Ren of Elite Advantage Prep the other night, you missed getting some great tips about college essay writing. (No worries, you can watch it here.)
During that video, we also spoke about our exciting new online Essay-Writing Workshops that are coming up that Anna will be hosting thru Zoom.
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College Essay Jumpstart
When: Sunday, August 11th at 8 - 9pm EST
Jump Start Your College Essay will instruct students and parents in how to develop a plan to tackle writing college essays.
Find Your Voice College Essay Workshop When: Sundays, August 18th AND August 25th at 7:30 - 9pm EST
In the two-day Find Your Voice Essay-Writing Workshop Anna will do a deep-dive into instructing a small group of students in developing and finalizing their college essays.
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Avoid These Common App Mistakes
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Coming up on August 8th at 8:30pm (EST), we'll be doing a Facebook Live with College Admissions Expert Marisa Meddin, to discuss “The Most Common Mistakes Students Make Filling Out the Common App.”
By the end of this discussion you’ll feel totally confident you can help your student navigate the common application and avoid mistakes that could unnecessarily hurt their chances of getting into the schools they are applying to.
Click here to get a reminder.
Follow along during our Facebook Live by downloading the worksheet below... |
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| Debbie Schwartz Founder, Road2College I'm a parent, like many of you, navigating college admissions and paying for college. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, I'm working to give families the information and tools to make smarter financial college decisions. |
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