When College Students Call Home

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Lending an Ear

A weekly guide to financing college.

August 20, 2023

Heading to College Means Big Changes to Family Life

What Type of Parent Are You on College Drop-Off Day?

Move-in day can be emotional for parents and students. Lighten the mood with a laugh and find out which type of move-in day parent you are here!

How Often Do College Students REALLY Call Their Parents?

There is no doubt about it that once your child leaves for college, the amount of contact you have with them changes. Being miles, and sometimes miles and miles away can put a strain on a relationship.

We’ve heard from many of the parents in our Paying For College 101 Facebook group about their dilemma of how to keep the lines of communication open, but now have a student's account with great tips on how to keep in touch with family while at school.

Mark Your Calendar:

IMPORTANT Paying for College Events!

🌟 New FAFSA Changes: How They Impact Your Family: Wednesday, August 23 at 8:30pm ET

🌟 Student Loan Pause Ending: Key Updates & Refinancing Options: Wednesday, August 30 at 8:30pm ET

Private Lender Suggestions

(Variable APRs as of 8/17/2023)

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

➡️ Brazos 5.07% - 9.52%*

➡️ Ascent (Cosigned) 5.94% - 15.83%*

➡️ SoFi 5.49% - 13.97%*

➡️ College Ave 5.29% - 16.99%*

➡️ Sallie Mae 6.12% - 16.45%*

➡️ Citizens (through Credible) 5.57% - 13.76%*

*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.

🐻 Use Mama Bear Legal Forms to make sure you can help your student in an emergency. Enter promo code Road2College & save 20%.

💰 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, and renters insurance.

📽️ Watch our popular Financing College videos.

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

✅ Download our FREE tips from bestselling author, Harlan Cohen, on how to best support your student in college.

Lending an Ear

Q & A

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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