Subject: Student Loan Timeline ⏰

Learn when to apply for student loans and get important information about what might impact the repayment amount.

Lending an Ear

A weekly guide to financing college.

May 5, 2024

When and How to Apply for Student Loans

We've got your step-by-step guide to applying for student loans, including our helpful timeline to make sure you pay your tuition bill on time.

Factors Impacting Your Student Loan Repayment

Before taking on student loan debt you should understand how interest rates, deferment, and delaying payments might change the amount you're actually paying back. Learn more here.

Our COMPARE COLLEGE OFFERS TOOL (CCO) has been collecting offers from this current admission season. We now have over 10,000 offers shared so far!

 

Families can share their students' admissions acceptances/offers and see real data from this year and past years. 

 

For the month of May, enter your information into CCO to be eligible for a $2,000 scholarship sponsored by Juno!

If you need help putting together a financial aid appeal, let us know. We offer a financial aid appeal review.

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Our Private Lenders Suggestions

(Variable APRs as of 4/30/2024)


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) 6.22% - 16.08%*

 

➡️ SoFi 5.99% - 14.70%*

 

➡️ College Ave 5.59% - 16.69%*

 

➡️ Sallie Mae 6.37% - 16.70%*

 

➡️ LendKey as low as 6.08%*

 

➡️ Citizens (through Credible) 6.97% - 15.03%*

 

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


Before you commit to a private lender, check out Juno to see if you're getting the best loan rate available for your credit profile.

We're Here to Help You!

📊 Download our FREE Student Loan Comparison Spreadsheet.


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💰 Compare your student's college offers to what other student's have received with our FREE Compare College Offers tool.


🎓 Protect your college investment with GradGuard tuition insurance.


📽️ Watch our popular Financing College videos.


💻 Join our free PFC101 Facebook group and connect with other parents on the paying for college journey.

Got Questions About Paying for College?

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Submit your questions 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.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this email is for general informational purposes only. Road2College is not a financial advisor or planning service, and as such, cannot be held responsible for any direct or indirect circumstances. Please consult a licensed financial professional before making any financial decisions. Road2College may receive compensation from products and links featured in this email. When evaluating offers, please review the financial institution’s Terms and Conditions. Pre-qualified offers are not binding.