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The Best Student Loans: How to Borrow Smarter

The College Pod

Due to inflation, many families haven’t been able to save for college, and most won’t get enough money from grants and scholarships to cover all their costs. So, if you find you can't afford college without some amount of loans, it’s important to consider how much you borrow because you’ll have to pay it back later, with interest.

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Having the College Money Talk with Your Child

The College Pod

With shrinking scholarships, less aid available, and tighter loan limits, many families are realizing that talking to your child about paying for college is no longer optional—it’s essential. Use it together, and teach your student how to estimate what your family will actually pay after scholarships and grants.

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Don’t Skip These 5 College Money Talks This Summer

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

Help your student understand the cost of attendance and the resources available for covering these expenses, such as scholarships, loans, and savings. Teach them basic budgeting skills and encourage responsible spending habits. How to Pay: Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Savings College isnt cheap.

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Strategic Revival, The Numbers Behind Dr. David Thomas’s Morehouse College Success Story

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And most of that has gone toward student scholarships and affordability. “A Smith announced during the 2019 commencement ceremony for Morehouse that he would pay off the student loans for the graduating class. In the last seven years we’ve raised $330 million,” Thomas says.

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Facing College Rejection Together: Building Confidence After Early Applications

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

From perfecting their application to securing other college offers or scholarships, these milestones are worth celebrating. This is a chance to teach resilience and perseverancevaluable skills that will serve them well in life. Highlight the Wins Encourage your child to focus on what theyve achieved so far.

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The benefits of international students

IEFA

Studying abroad allows students to engage with and learn from people from different cultures and walks of life and expands understanding of the world. Financial reasons While higher education abroad can be expensive, overseas institutions may offer scholarship programs and student loans that home countries simply cannot afford to provide.

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The Big Questions About Scholarship Taxability

Scholarship America

Updated May 2023 Students who receive financial aid may have an unexpected bill to pay—a tax bill. While most scholarship awards are not taxed, there are a number or circumstances in which they can be, and many students and parents may not know the details. Do college students have to file tax returns?