Private Student Loan Blog

Medical and Dental Residency Relocation Loans

 -  I realize that it has been difficult lately trying to get loans to pay for tuition, nevermind getting a loan just to help you out with other expenses while you are in school. With the way the economy is now many loan companies have ended certain loan programs leaving just school certified private loans that [...]

I Can't Pay My Loans…Can They Be Canceled?

 -  One word for you. NO! You’ve got to love the financial aid forum where people post questions freely and ask me for my coveted advice regarding their financial aid and their student loans. I recently received an intriguing post that I thought should be shared with the general student population: To Whom It May Concern I have [...]

Which Graduate Loan is Right For Me?

 -  Lets play the Graduate student loan game! Lets us assume you need to take out a loan for graduate school, which one of the following loan types would be best? Graduate Stafford, Graduate Plus, or Private Graduate Loan. Answer, all of the above! It really depends on your criteria. Is your number one priority the interest rate? [...]

A New Type of Student Loan?

 -  Graduate students know better than anyone how hard it is to pay graduate tuition costs and afford general living expenses simultaneously. Often times a graduate student obtaining their MBA, or PHD have to rely on the Graduate Stafford loan, the Graduate Plus loan, and then borrow additional money utilizing private student loans for their living [...]

Cost Of Education Up 439%

 -  A blog by David Bonvie Want to hear a frightening statistic? According to the National Center for Public Policy and Education the cost of attending college has risen 439 percent from 1982 to 2006. 439 percent!!! Now I know I’m singing to the choir here, and that all of you are well aware how much education costs [...]

How Important is the GMAT?

 -  Your GMAT score is critical to your chances of getting into a top flight business school, however, should you bomb the exam you can take it again. Of course that also means shelling out another $250 bucks, but at least you have that option. Another good thing working in your favor is that schools do [...]

10k in 20 seconds

 -  The Student Loan Network is giving away $10,000 for school yet again. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this drawing…keep reading. To enter the drawing you must be an undergraduate or graduate student, currently enrolled full time in an educational institution. See terms and conditions for all the official rules. I think the greatest thing [...]

Sallie Mae Heartless?

 -  There is an article from the Boston Globe about a young soldier to be who died right before his tour in Iraq was set to begin. His name was Ian McVey. The article focused on his student loans that he left behind….he had both federal and private loans. His federal loans were forgiven after his death…as [...]

B.A. Degree, A Dime a Dozen

 -  For many years a bachelor’s degree served as the key to a middle class life, but that was then. This isn’t your Daddy’s job market. Competition today is at an all-time high which is diluting the potency of a bachelor’s degree in today’s market. To understand why a bachelor’s degree holds less weight today [...]

No time like the present to get your M.B.A.

 -  Unless you’ve been wedged under a rock for the past several months you are well aware that the world economy has been in turmoil. And as a byproduct of the economic downturn many are taking refuge in the classroom. New York University’s Stern School of Business reported a 30% increase in attendance in off-site informational [...]