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Should You Pay Off Your Student Loans Early?

A hot topic in the college student sphere today is the question of whether or not you should choose to pay off your student loans early. We’ve seen the question pop up online in forums and actually received a few questions ourselves on the matter via Twitter, so we’ve decided to post a helpful blog for students to refer to if they are ever unsure if it is a good idea to pay off those loans early.

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Utah’s student loan default rate drops as nation’s rises

(SL Tribune) - While the default rate by student borrowers continues to inch upward nationally, Utah’s contribution to the growing default crisis continues to decline, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education. Since 2005, Utah’s student loan default rate steadily slipped from 4.3 to 1.9 percent, less than one-fourth the...

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Athletic Scholarships and the Big Picture

Lynn O'Shaughnessy writes a blog for U.S. News and World Report that's definitely worth reading, called "The College Solution." If you have a few spare minutes over the summer, give it a read! One of her articles, published June 22nd, brings up some caveats to the much-vaunted athletic scholarship. Read her complete post for a cautionary tale. Pretty...

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