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How to Pay for a College Education

May 1, 2016 By Mandy Leave a Comment

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Young boy in graduation dress

See this kid?

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He is my world. My baby.  My heart.  I blinked suddenly and now he is 11 years old.  How did that happen?!

I can’t believe in seven more years I will be sending him off to college to prepare him for the rest of his adult life.  I’m definitely in a little bit of denial about this.  Because this?

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This is how I like to keep him in my mind and heart.  A little, adventurous boy always exploring his world and full of laughs and silliness.

I wish I could say that I don’t have to worry at all about how we will pay for his college education, but I can’t.  It’s something I’ve always assumed we would have plenty of time to prepare for, but time has passed so quickly and my best intentions haven’t exactly produced any action when it comes to saving money for his education.  Perhaps you have found yourself in the same situation, only your child is graduating in a few short weeks and you’re worried about how you will pay for their college education.  There’s some good news, and all you have to do is visit the College Ave Student Loan parent page to find out just how beneficial this service can be to you.

Why College Ave?

The College Ave Student Loans Parent Loan is a great option for parents, because it offers these great benefits:

No origination fee

Lower rates than the federal loan for those with qualifying credit

An average savings of $1,000 vs.. the Federal Direct Parent Plus program.

Personalized options to meet your financial situations, such as money deposited into the parent’s bank account to control how money is spent for extra educational expenses, like books, dorm supplies, and more.

Parents can also have the option to start paying in full right away, or to limit monthly payments while the student is in school, and to pick their own repayment terms from 5 to 12 years.

Does this sound like this could help your family?

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Visit the College Ave Student Loans homepage to get started and visit the College Ave Student Loans qualification tool.  This tool makes it very simple for parents and students to choose which type of loan they will need and the terms for repayment that best fit their circumstances.  I played around with the qualification tools myself and it was so quick and easy to navigate and play around with different numbers and terms.  It definitely gave me a better idea of what sort of repayment terms we could be looking at down the road and the different ways we could go about pursuing a student loan for our son.  Because while your children may still be busy enjoying a classroom party in elementary school…

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I promise it goes by way too fast.

Sending your child off to college should be a happy, although a little bittersweet, time and College Ave Student Loans helps make this process easy and clear so your student can get on with working toward their bright future ahead.  Isn’t that what matters the most?

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