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	<title>Student Loans : News, Updates and Blog Posts &#187; Financial Aid</title>
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		<title>Borrowing Limits for Stafford Loans (2010-2011)</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/borrowing-limits-for-stafford-loans/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/borrowing-limits-for-stafford-loans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stafford Loan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One question we often receive is how much a student can take out per year in federal Stafford loans. I&#8217;ve gone ahead and compiled all that information for you here.
Note that these figures are the totals, including subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans. They must also obey the lifetime limit for federal loans:

Dependent Undergraduate: $31,000
Independent Undergraduate: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grad Students Get Federal Aid Too!</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/grad-students-get-federal-aid-too/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/grad-students-get-federal-aid-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graduate Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grad financial aid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grad student aid]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=4038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Attention all graduate students: if you have not already filed your FAFSA for the upcoming school year, start it ASAP!]]></description>
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		<title>Pell Grants, in Plain English</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/pell-grants-in-plain-english/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/pell-grants-in-plain-english/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAFSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal financial aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal pell grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pell Grant]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=4033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pell Grant is an excellent award set up for financially needy students to help afford the cost of college.]]></description>
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		<title>Why get a Federal Stafford Loan?</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/why-get-a-federal-stafford-loan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/why-get-a-federal-stafford-loan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stafford Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal stafford loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal student aid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=3979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First off, if you haven&#8217;t filed your FAFSA yet… get on it! Many schools&#8217; deadlines have already arrived for financial aid, and the rest are all due within the next month. Without the information contained in your Student Aid Report (SAR) submitted to your school, they can&#8217;t begin to put together your aid package.
OK &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Federal Parent PLUS Loans, in Plain English</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/federal-parent-plus-loans-in-plain-english/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/federal-parent-plus-loans-in-plain-english/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAFSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent plus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent plus loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLUS Loan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=3964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Parent PLUS Loan, a lending option through the federal government for students, is one of the less understood and often forgotten funding methods for education.

What is a PLUS loan? The Parent PLUS Loan is a lending program designed differently than other federal loans to cover more expenses than Stafford or Perkins loans, up to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reminder: File Your FAFSA!</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/reminder-file-your-fafsa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/reminder-file-your-fafsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAFSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAFSA filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[File FAFSA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=3945</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey guys and gals &#8211; this is a friendly reminder that you likely have a week or two left to file your FAFSA to receive maximum aid from both the government and your chosen school. For a more accurate date, head over to your school&#8217;s financial aid department either online and/or in person, and ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Point of a Private Student Loan</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/the-point-of-a-private-student-loan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/the-point-of-a-private-student-loan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Student Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private student loan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=3930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the current economy, there are countless cries of foul by students, political activists, and parents about student loan companies. Interest rates tend to be a prime target for speaking out, among other things like repayment terms and the consequences of missing a payment (or two.)
However, I want to take the time to reinforce why [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stafford Loans, in Plain English</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/stafford-loans-in-plain-english/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/stafford-loans-in-plain-english/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAFSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stafford Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal stafford loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stafford loans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=3860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that it&#8217;s FAFSA time, I thought that the second installment of this blog should focus on a piece of federal aid that many students receive as part of their award: the federal Stafford loan. Read on to find answers to questions like: &#8220;What is it?&#8221;, &#8220;What does it do for me?&#8221;, and &#8220;What is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Right Now Blog: College Tuition Edition</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/right-now-blog-college-tuition-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/right-now-blog-college-tuition-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college tuition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tuition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=3847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Without a doubt, one of the biggest anxieties about going to college or graduate school is the pricetag. Depending on the school, it can go anywhere up to $60,000 a year (including most fees, room &#38; board, etc.), and what is more scary is the fact that those prices grow every year. The practice of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>FAFSA and You</title>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/fafsa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/fafsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Jacobs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAFSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal stafford loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal student aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal student loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student loan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/?p=3818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To open, I&#8217;d like to ask a simple question: Have you filed your FAFSA yet? If no, you should know that the FAFSA is one of the most valuable financial aid tools in a student&#8217;s arsenal (besides scholarships and grants, which are the best) because it shows the government and your school that you need [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>136</slash:comments>
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