July 14, 2009
The reason you are still eligible for government student loans after bankruptcy is because they are not private loans. Government loans are based on your needs rather than credit. The government wants people to approve their economic future and will help you out with tuition and school expenses.
If you are going to a more expensive school, it may not be enough to cover all your expenses. If you are going to a private school, a major university or grad school, you may find that the government loans just to cover enough of tuition and living expenses. A lot of people will take out private loans, to fund their education, but these loans are based on credit. After Bankruptcy your credit will be very low and you will not get approved for a private loan. You may have to put school off for several years, while you build your credit bank up after bankruptcy.
Even if you found someone to lend you the money, it may be at a very high interest rate, causing you to pay for school two or even three times over. Also keep in mind that you cannot consolidate private loans with government loans after you graduate. It may be very hard to keep up with two loan payments, right out of school and at a entry level job. Also government loans have a fixed interest rate and Private loans do not, so your payments may vary and get quite expensive.
If government loans are not enough, don’t give up trying to find some sort of solution. This means you may have to get a job to pay for your housing expenses or some of your books. Or consider taking less classes and saving some money that way. Or possible take night classes and reduce your schedule to part time. You may even want to try transferring to a less expensive school, if you going to a private university, try to swap it for a state college. These may not be ideal answers, but they will work and help you continue with your education.
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June 23, 2009
You might even be asking when you get your student loan bailout.Property values have really sunk, and people have defaulted in record numbers. First, find a foreclosed property or a even a fixer upper house.
Now apply for a HELOC (home equity line of credit). The HELOC should match or exceed the amount of federal student loans you have.Now, if you feel exceptionally unethical, you can use the money to pay off your student loan debt.
To finish up the concept, sell the house for more than you bought it, including the new loan. At about this time, you might think, “what a lousy idea! I’m not going to buy a house in this market and then hope to sell or lose my shirt!”
You aren’t the first to worry about a big federal student loan looming over your future. With time and focus, you can pay it off. Send your rent money to pay down that loan. – Go back to mowing lawns for extra money, and shoveling walks in the winter until you get your student loan paid off. – Ditto the four wheelers, the boat, the jet skis, and any other toys.
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May 22, 2009
A scholarship for college (sometimes referred to as a grant), unlike a student loan, is a monetary award that does not need to be paid back once you have gotten the education. A partial scholarship for college will pay for some costs while a full scholarship will cover everything.
Fortunately for today’s students, getting a scholarship for college has never been so easy. In years past the scholarship tended to be based pretty much on financial need. A majority of these scholarships had cut-off figures that were set high enough to preclude a significant enough number of college students from even applying for them.
One good point to remember is that even if in the scholarship application your income is requested, you shouldn’t fret. You can begin by checking to see what, if any scholarships exist at the college(s) you want to attend. Barring that, there is information readily available which list all of the scholarships available to a student attending any school in the country. All you need to do is research what’s out there and apply, apply, apply, and when you are done with that, apply some more!
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