[Students] Financial Aid Recipients: Reminder It's time to review your financial aid history
Maria C Ramos
Maria.Ramos at tamuc.edu
Wed Apr 27 14:41:37 CDT 2016
This Spring semester, 2016 will come to a close very soon.
When was the last time you reviewed your financial aid history?
This is the perfect time to do a bit of financial aid housekeeping.
If you are graduating? Congratulations!!
Review your loan history at studentloans.gov<https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action>/ Tools and Resources/My Financial Aid History
* Want to know how much you have borrowed over time?
Here you will see all the federal student loans and federal Pell Grant received at each and every school you ever attended regardless of how long ago these happen, regardless of the name(s) you have used. It's all in one neat section.
* Want to know your repayment options?
Studentloans.gov<https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action> / Managing Repayment / Repaying Your Loans is a great start.
Here you will find such topics:
* Loan Servicers; the agencies that will handle your loan(s) after graduation
* Understanding Repayment: when do you start repayment
* Repayment Plans; the various options available based on your loan history and your unique cases
* Deferment/Forberance/Forgiveness/Cancellation/ etc.
* Exit Counseling: a requirement you need to complete as part of your responsibility as a student borrower<https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/whatYouNeed.action?page=counseling&accordian=exit>
And, of course, Understanding Default.
* What it is?
* When it happens?
* Why it happens?
And the most important topic how to avoid default!!
If you are not yet graduating, this is also a good time to review your full loan history to plan ahead:
Undergraduate and Graduate student borrowers
* Know how much you borrowed at each school you ever attended
* Know how much you borrowed overall and how much borrowing power you will have
* Check out the Repayment Estimator<https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/mobile/repayment/repaymentEstimator.action> for average payments based on how much debt you have to date
Undergraduate students pursuing your 1st bachelor's degree
Check your Financial Aid History at NSLDS<https://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds/nslds_SA/>
If you received a Pell Grant at any school, at any time, during your college career a visit to Financial Aid History at NSLDS<https://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds/nslds_SA/> is good start. Here you will find
* How much Federal Pell Grant you received at each school
* How much Federal Pell Grant you have remaining
Be empowered! Be aware of your financial aid! The resources are at your fingertips! Be an informed consumer!
Maria del C. Perez-Ramos, Director
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Maria.ramos at tamuc.edu<mailto:Maria.ramos at tamuc.edu>
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