| COLLEGE FUNDING OPTIONS FROM SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOANS |
| “You mean someone is going to give me money for college, and I don’t have to pay it back?”
It is true that money awarded as a scholarship does not have to be paid back, however, much, in the way of talent, specialties, competence, and dedication, is usually required in order to win a scholarship.
In addition to those that are given out by the colleges themselves, there are “niche” and “private” scholarships that are awarded by a host of sponsors and organizations.
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| “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
In it’s purest sense, the deal J. Wellington Wimpy, of “Popeye” fame makes with everyone he encounters, is a loan. The details and terminology that are involved when one takes out a student loan are a “tad” more complicated, but in essence, it’s “You give me something today, and I will pay you back for it at a later date.”
Of course, there are different types of loans and different types of payment arrangments, and then there’s interest, and deferrals, and…you get the idea.
And once you really do, read
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| | | QUESTIONS ABOUT PAYING FOR COLLEGE?
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