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So what's the deal then with a deferred student loan?

Let's just look at what a deferred student loan is all about. Whilst some student loans are deferred, you need to realize that many require payments even while you are still at college, which as you might already realize, is like topping up a water barrel that has the plug already out at the bottom.

Question is, can you put money in at the top fast enough to stop your barrel becoming empty?

So, if you can, it might be a great idea to have a loan, like a Stafford loan that needs no repayment until graduation is over, often with a 6-month grace period as well, to get you started in your job and new home etc.

Whatever the benefits of this are, there are rules upfront. If you leave college, or do too few hours of class, for example, you may well be required to pay back all you have borrowed right away. From this point of view, so long as you stay enrolled in the college that you have chosen, or a similar qualifying one, you will be OK

In this way, the loan is regarded as a deferred student loan.

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