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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by aphextron on Monday July 10, 2017 @02:24PM (#14738412)
>FSM knows the public square is filled with enough unconstructive and divisive language these days.

Agreed. It was an emotional response to a subject of personal issue.

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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by austenallred on Monday July 10, 2017 @02:37PM (#14738519)
I'm curious - I haven't met many people who were unable to obtain any type of student loan. Was that the case for you?
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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by exclusiv on Monday July 10, 2017 @07:14PM (#14740431)
It's not just obtaining the loans but the terms. I know someone who's immediate family doesn't have great credit and/or great jobs. They became a software engineer but had something like an 8.5% interest rate. He worked out of San Diego and hopped on a job in Atlanta because the salary and cost of living was better for paying off the high interest loan.
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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by moarrgan on Monday July 10, 2017 @04:55PM (#14739577)
I was denied student loans unless my parents cosigned.
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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by austenallred on Monday July 10, 2017 @05:22PM (#14739818)
Even federal student loans? I thought most of them don't require a cosigner
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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by tracker1 on Monday July 10, 2017 @05:58PM (#14740065)
IIRC most require a complimentary loan application from parents for PLUS loans... or something like that, at least it used to be so.
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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by delazeur on Monday July 10, 2017 @07:09PM (#14740413)
It's not a question of obtaining any loan. It's a question of obtaining enough loans.
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Re:Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new... by aphextron on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @11:58AM (#14745225)
And at a proper rate. Having a credit cosigner to get you that 4% loan can mean the difference between spending a lifetime paying interest, and paying down your principal in 10 years.
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