Questions tagged [school]
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Federal Perkins Loan is showing up unsubsidized despite not taking any unsubsidized loans
I've been repaying student debt and my university recently sent a loan that I didn't know I had to a collection agency. The loan is listed as a "federal Perkins direct Stafford" loan that is ...
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Loan for outstanding school balance
I have a an outstanding school balance of around $7,000 dollars from the 2015-2016 school year and need it to be payed off in order to transfer to another 4 year university. I wanted to know if there ...
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Should I move to finish college and get into a community, or work full time and get my degree online?
This is my first post - sorry if it's poorly organized:
I'm 24 years old, and currently a little less than halfway done with my bachelor's degree in Software Engineering. At the current rate I'm ...
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Option for health insurance coverage when going back to school in 30s
Specifically for health insurance coverage:
What are ones options when going back to school full-time in their 30s?
Do schools provide any sort of coverage plans, if so are how do they compare to a ...
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1098-T with scholarship listed this year 2018 as "billed" but tuition was reported on 2017 year's 1098-T as "paid"
This is very confusing. I'm required to report the Tuition and Scholarship from my 1098-T. I paid the full year's tuition in 2017 (fall and spring 2018) so no Tuition was billed for 2018 (well ...
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Should I sell investment property to pay off student loan debt and variable rate home equity line of credit?
I purchased a home as a primary residence 11 years ago for $210,000. It is now worth $475,000. The mortgage balance is $85k at 3.75% fixed for 30 years (but I am 11 years in).
Three months ago, I ...
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Question on the IRS Form 1098-T
Is this a new form? I was doing TurboTax and I filled out the information and it wouldn't let me submit my tax refund because it said the IRS is still working on the forms.
I did read something that ...
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Can I claim school expenses including tuition that was paid out of pocket on my taxes [duplicate]
As I stated above I am wondering if I can claim my school expenses on my taxes for this year's taxes. If it is possible how would I do so and will I get a better return because of it? I am in the ...
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What to do with my inheritance?
I received an inheritance of 120K. So far I paid off our second mortgage. I also paid off all credit card debt. I have 80K left. This is the biggest payout we will likely ever receive.
My husband ...
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Do I still need to pay college I owe money to even when they are no longer operating/shutdown?
Few years ago I attended this college in NH, USA. I owed them about $5,000 for courses and housing. Since I couldn't afford to pay for the next semester, I stopped going to that school.
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Fixed term or variable term for a student loan of 155,000 with the ability to switch between them
Friend is refinancing a student loan of 155,000 - check the details here or as below.
Total amount now is about 155,000 now. While refinancing with Common Bond , we are getting the following payment ...
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How to decide which private student loan is right for me?
Money's a bit tight at the moment, and I've exhausted my options for state and federal financial aid (unless I'm mistaken, but that's another story). It was suggested to me that I take out a private ...
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Student Loan Payment Plan
EDIT: the OUTSTAND_PRIN is the same as PRINCIPAL since I haven't begun paying down yet, but am saving like I am paying until my 6 months is up, just in case i need the extra $3,600 for an emergency ...
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Receive Multiple Grants?
Is it possible to receive multiple grants? I was approved for a TAP grant. But is it possible to also get a Pell grant, FSEOG grant, LEAP?
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Living with my parents and girlfriend, few filing questions
I'm going to be living with my parents and my girlfriend at my parents' house soon, both of us being full-time students. We wanted to do this so she wouldn't need to pay for a dorm here (NY is ...
