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The student must file the

If you're a first-time borrower, complete the required using your FSA username and password. If you鈥檝e done this in a previous year at Skidmore, you don鈥檛 need to do it again. 

If you're a first-time borrower, . If you鈥檝e done this in a previous year at Skidmore, you don鈥檛 need to do it again.

The student must file the

Please  If denied due to credit, you can use an endorser or address credit issues. If still denied, contact the Financial Aid Office to explore additional unsubsidized loan options for your student. 

If approved, . If you鈥檝e done this in a previous year at Skidmore, you don鈥檛 need to do it again. 

The borrowing parent must complete and submit the Certification Statement to the Financial Aid Office.

91福利社doesn't have a list of preferred private lenders, but local banks, credit unions, and websites like are good places to start. Research various lenders, compare their terms, and ask questions to make an informed decision. Once approved, 91福利社will certify your eligibility before funds are applied to your account. 

Take time to carefully review your family's financial situation and identify every financing resource available. Be sure to explore all options before applying for a private loan. 

Private loans should be the last option a student should consider. The Federal Direct Student Loan program is often a better option. If you need to borrow a private loan, be sure that you have first borrowed the maximum Direct Student Loan for which you are eligible. 

Determine the total amount of educational debt you and your family are willing to accumulate during your college enrollment. Consider the four years' worth of loan debt and what income you may expect after graduation. 

Thoroughly review and decide how important the various features of a loan are to you before choosing one; these features include fees, grace periods, lengths of repayment terms, how future interest rates are determined, co-signer release availability, borrower benefits and incentives. 

Some loans change every three months (quarterly). Some loans change their interest rates every month. During a time of rising interest rates, having your rate change monthly may cost you more money. 

Think about the length of your repayment period and how your monthly payments will be affected. The longer the repayment period, the lower the monthly payment amount, but you will pay more in interest over the life of the loan.
 
You may want a grace period (or time between leaving school and when monthly payments begin). Look for a private loan with a grace period. 

Some loans have a co-signer release option. This means that the co-signer can be released from the obligations of the loan after a period and the student borrower will remain as the sole signer on the loan. Be aware that to be able to release the co-signer, you must make a certain number of on-time payments before the lender will consider releasing the co-signer. Also, the student borrower must prove that they can make payments on the loan after the co-borrower is released. If this is an important feature for you, inquire about the number of on-time loan payments required to release the co-signer and how the borrower is determined to be able to make payments after the co-signer is released. 

Most loans have borrower benefits and payment incentives. Payment incentives include interest rate reductions after a certain number of on-time payments, and interest rate reductions for automatic payments from a bank account. A word of caution about incentives linked to making several on-time payments: only a few borrowers benefit from this type of incentive because there may be a late payment made along the way. To ensure that payments are made on time, ask about paying the monthly bill using automatic payments from your bank account.