The White Noise of Student Loans

Holy ear bud! Here are 3 articles that have appeared in the past 4 days regarding the availability of student loans for college students next fall. It’s enough to make parents head to the wine cellar and kids to plug in the iPods and avoid the whole thing.

The problem is, that is the last thing you want to do – either of you! Take the time to read these articles and you will discover that the sooner you act the better. Don’t wait for the government to come through if you’ve got kids headed to college this fall. It may be January with a lot of snow & cold, but before long it will be September and without your financial aid ducks lined up, it will still be cold and you’ll be left out in it.

Get on it – at the bottom of all of these theories is the fact that the responsibility to make it happen rests with you. Start thinking about financial aid now, do your research and get things lined up. At the NH Jump$tart website, we have a lot of links to help you get a handle on this. And don’t forget your best local resource – the NHHEAF Network – http://www.nhheaf.org/

Now read these and get going!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28830583/

http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/college-planning/will-obamas-new-aid-plan-help-you-pay-for-college/?cid=1122

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2009/01/13/financial-aid-applications-rise-by-10-percent.html

http://www.finaid.org/