Have a question about student loans? We’ve got a great blog for you featuring experts in the field and me, Sean Golan to help you.

Parent/Future Student Blog

Current Student Blog

Current Borrower Blog

We’ve also prepared a set of one-pagers you can reference to answer frequently asked questions.  If we don’t have something you are looking for, please email Sean Golan, Student PIRGs Student Debt Alert organizer, at seang@studentpirgs.org. 

Coming soon... look for the following Fact Sheets:

Parents and future students

1.  “Paying for college” one pager
2.  “Who qualifies for financial aid” one pager
3.   “How to fill out the FAFSA” one pager
4.   “Finding scholarships” one pager
5.   “College savings plans” one pager
6.   “Shopping for private educational loans” one pager

Borrowers in college

1.   “Qualifying for more financial aid” one pager
2.   “Working while in college” one pager
3.   “Checking up on my loan” one pager
4.   “What to expect when loan repayment begins” one pager
5.   “Should I take time off from college?” one pager
6.   “My parents can no longer help pay for college” one pager

Borrowers out of college

1.   “Calculate loan repayment amount and payback period” one pager
2.   “Considering loan consolidation?” one pager
3.   “Postponing repayment versus loan default” one pager
4.   “Handling problems with your loan” one pager
5.   “The federal income based repayment and public service loan forgiveness programs” one pager
6.   “Consumer protections for borrowers” one pager