09th June 2007
The winner of the ‘Rock My Grad Party’ Contest, sponsored by NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based education funding company, actually is not a graduating senior, but is a junior who will graduate in 2008. Matthew Pierre, from Marcos de Niza High Sc...
04th June 2007
Hopefully by now your child has decided which college to attend this fall, and you are beginning to formulate your financial strategy for how you will fund the college experience. An excellent option is the PLUS Loan or Parent Loans for Undergraduate ...
25th May 2007
With the ever-rising cost of college tuition in the United States, private student loans have become a fact of life for many college students. Private student loans can help bridge the gap when it comes to savings, federal financial aid and college cos...
11th May 2007
Are you getting ready to graduate? Well, along with college graduation comes the much-dreaded student loan repayment. If you were lucky enough to qualify for subsidized student loans, the government has been paying the interest on your student loans th...
10th May 2007
NextStudent, the leading Phoenix-based education funding company, suggests that every student’s search for college funding should begin with the search for “Free Money,” better known as scholarships. With the costs of higher education yearly on t...
27th April 2007
After almost two years of reporting on the latest in student loan legislation, federal financial aid policy changes that affect college students or those that are college-bound, and a myriad of other topics that make life easier for students, the Next...
21st April 2007
As high school seniors diligently work their way through their first Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), parents should be monitoring where their children are in the college funding process so they can help plan accordingly.
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07th April 2007
Getting your financial house in order means different things to students and their parents, depending on what year a student is in college. Regardless, springtime presents the perfect opportunity to review the past year’s financial strategy and plan ...
31st March 2007
Achieving the American dream of a college education is not as simple or inexpensive as it once was. Therefore, it is imperative that students and their parents carefully scrutinize their Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) funding options, t...
26th March 2007
Since money for college no longer goes as far as it did even 30 years ago, Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) often are used to fill the funding gap for many college students attending their dream school. Using the Federal PLUS Loan to pay...
12th March 2007
The Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) helps students and their families save money by bundling multiple student loans into a single student loan, locking in the new student loan at a low interest rate and offering benefits in the form of in...
05th March 2007
The College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5), recently approved in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently is awaiting approval by the Senate. The act, which proponents claim will benefit taxpayers, may not have the impact that backers claim. Essentia...
27th February 2007
In this day and age of international business that knows no borders and foreign relations that demand at least a familiarity with foreign cultures, many students are seeking to expand their perspectives through studying abroad. No longer content with a...
20th February 2007
Students can file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before their parents file their 2006 taxes by estimating the amount they believe they’ll be claiming. According to NextStudent, the Phoenix-based premier education funding comp...
10th February 2007
With student loan debt at an all-time high, many college students and their parents are looking for solutions to repaying their student loans and lowering their monthly payments. This especially is crucial for recent graduates who have wrapped up thei...
