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— What Federal Loans are Available —

Regardless of your position in school, you should take advantage of all the available federal loans. They offer the best all-around terms.

Types of federal loans include:

1. Perkin Loans:
   available for undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional financial need.
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2. Fed Stafford Loans:
   get the maximum amount of federal Stafford loans as possible. The available amounts will increase each academic year:
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3. Grad PLUS Loans:
   (for graduate level students) you can borrow up the full cost of your graduate program minus the available stafford loans amount and other financial aid received: view grad PLUS loan program
   
   
   
   
4. Parent PLUS Loans:
   (for parents of undergraduate students only) you can borrow up to the cost of attendance minus any financial aid received by the student. PLUS loans are subject go credit approval: jump to parent PLUS loan information
   
   
   
   Other Points of Interest:
   

• summary loan chart
• pros and cons of student loans
• managing your money while in school

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