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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Help! Loans logistics......]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When taking out Stafford and GradPLUS loans, do I have to have an account with the lender I choose? Or can I just apply/sign the MPN with a lender that I don't have a bank account with? I ask ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Primary Care Loan HELP!! Changed Mind!...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63393878</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Im sure this has happened to someone else in the past. I took the Primary Care Loan during my first year of medical school when I was certain I would practice family medicine. Now as a fourth year...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grad PLUS vs Private loan...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63393881</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It's my first time taking out the loans. I went through the FAFSA and taking to people.. they said the GRAD PLUS has 8.5% fixed interest rate for 4 years of med schools... 8.5% is high for me s...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FFEL Loan Consolidation: HELP!!!...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63393884</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone! This is the first time I post something on the SDN forum (well maybe the 2nd :P), but I really need some help to understand what I should be doing in the next few months before my loa...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lower Rates on Stafford Loans?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63393891</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Sorry if this has been addressed already. I just heard that interest on Stafford loans are reduced to 6.00% and that students can take out an additional $2000. Is this only for undergrads or can...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A question about financing dental education......]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63393889</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I'm certain most of us have taken out a loan on our way through undergrad. Do loan companies for professional students transfer the undergrad loan on top of the loan required for dental sch...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[150K in debt. Can I quit med school?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323138</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm 38, about to start 2nd year, and realize this is not the path for me. Oops. I have a BA in Psychology. Is there any way to get out with this much debt? ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plus vs. Private...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323134</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I am trying to decide which is the best way to cover the rest of my SMP cost after stafford loans next year. Discover Plus: 8.25% fixed, 3% origination fee Discover Private: 4.5% variable (sub...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Do student loan forgiveness programs pay taxes on the money they use?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323130</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I was just thinking : I just learned that if you make over 70k a year, you can't tax deduct even the interest on your student loan. So, effectively, you have to pay 40-50% taxes on your 'big inco...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial Aid Dilema...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323142</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I have a dilema that I hope someone here can help me solve. I recently got accepted into a post-bac program for the fall and was waiting to recieve my awards letter. I was told I had maxed out on ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Its that time again... (tips on financial aid lenders?!)...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323147</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm sure a lot of you are starting to figure out financial aid for the upcoming year (if you haven't finished already, that is. I tend to procrastinate a bit). I've noticed a pretty clear differ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[figuring out loans for dental school...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323151</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi hoping someone could help me out. Im super stressed about trying to secure loans really soon for dental school this fall. I am in Argentina and am having trouble calling people at BU about it (...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sallie Mae Sucks...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323154</link>
<description><![CDATA[ If you are getting ready to start professional school, and need private loans to subsidize what the fed wont cover, DONT USE Sallie Mae. Read carefully their terms. They are the only private lende...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timeline...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323159</link>
<description><![CDATA[ How long does it take after I apply for the loans to go through? If school starts August 1st, is there a time when I have to apply? What is the latest I can apply for the loans and still ge...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Buying a car when starting med school...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63323162</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Has anyone done this and what were your experiences? I'm feeling a little uneasy about taking out a third loan to buy a car on top of loans to cover school, but I know that I can borrow up to the ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Loan Question...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63203012</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Just wondering if anyone with a family and and other expenses (such as morgage, utilities, etc...) that have applied for med. school loans give me some insight into them. Currently, I am trying t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Best medical student loan?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63203013</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hey, I was wondering if anyone knew of a lender that offered the best benefits for a stafford and grad plus loan. Obviously I'm going for the lowest interest possible and no origination fee. I was...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Money from schools...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63203014</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I dont really know how to word this exactly, but how much money do med schools give out. Not loans but scholarship. I have a 3.75 and 33 mcat and assuming i get in to a reasonable state school how...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[120-days late on credit card payment and Graduate Plus Loans...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63203016</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I was 120-days late on a credit card about a year ago and I am worried that I will won't be able to get graduate plus loans anymore and my education will have to stop. Do some lenders have more le...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Professional to Pre-Med transition...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63203015</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi all, I'm about to make a huge leap. I'm giving up a lucrative 10 year career to go back to school full time and finish my pre-med prerequisites and BS. Back when I attended school I did quite w...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Giving Time for Money?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63203017</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I am curious if any one has used programs that offer to pay for your medical education if you agree to give them X number of years of work after completing your medical education. Is this worthwh...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Low-interest private loan...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63149553</link>
<description><![CDATA[ So, Maine offers a relatively low-interest private loan inlieu of GradPlus. Now, I've always been a staunch opponent of going private, but since low-interest federal consolidation and automatic de...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How do you even pay back that much money?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63149545</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I will be attending med school and was looking at the COA on their website. According to that figure I would owe 280,000 by the end of four years. How do you guys even manage to pay back all that ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[specific question about EFC and the FAFSA...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63149558</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I am the oldest of eight children, most of which are very young, but one will be an undergraduate for the last two years of med school. My first question - does anyone know the extent to which suc...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unsubsidized Stafford vs. &quot;Family&quot; Loan?...]]></title>
<link>http://www.boardtracker.com/rss/thread/63149564</link>
<description><![CDATA[ My family has offered to loan me money at a 2-3% interest rate so that I won't have to take the unsubsidized Stafford loans. However, I know that they won't be able to lend me the full 160-200K f...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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