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by Bryant Nolan
We often here how imperative it is to attend a good college. Many of us sit through lectures from our parents on how life is too tough to handle without a college degree. Fair enough. I think it's rather simple where they're coming from. They look at their children and crave the best future possible. No one wants to see his/her child fail. And this is why so many of us choose college. We make the decision to acquire that education needed for the corporate world. If you want to make a decent living, higher education is basically mandatory anymore. It's a given at this point. But, unfortunately nothing is free in this capital-based world. Heading off to a four-year university will cost you a pretty penny. A part-time job isn't going to cover it. Are you ready to begin looking at student loan interest rates? It's time.
I remember my older brother ranting on and on about how expensive college life was. He whined about the dorm fees, the cost of food, tuition expenses, and the ridiculous price of text books. However, I never really understood the financial burden until I got there myself. WOW, was it ever a shocker! All of the sudden I had all these real life expenses to grapple with. It was not a pretty picture. I needed financial aid and fast. I had already found a Pell Grant that was assisting me with my tuition costs, but it wasn't enough. Once those apartment fees, food expenses and text book costs hit me, I was seriously lacking sufficient funds. Naturally I tuned to the web. It was time to sort through student loan interest rates. I had to attain a student loan and fast. Once I found an unsubsidized Stafford loan, I was good to go. I had no interest charges accumulating while I was in school. I wouldn't have to begin paying back the loan until after college life was over. Six months after.
| Bit of History |
Slight was the thing I bought,
Small was the debt I thought,
Poor was the loan at best—
God! but the interest!
| —Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) |
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When searching cyberspace for student loan interest rates, pay close attention to whether or not the interest rates apply during college or only afterwards. You not only want a low interest rate, but you want one that doesn't burden you while in school. You should be able to find something around five percent. Search until you do.
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