Ascent Blog: Tag: College Students

Do You Need a Cosigner for Student Loans?
Apr 10, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners, For Students
Not sure if you need a cosigner for your student loans? Learn more about the different factors you should consider… Read More
What to Do if You Can’t Get a Cosigner for a Student Loan
Apr 10, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Students
Wondering what to do if you can't find a cosigner to cosign your student loan? Read about five options you… Read More
Does Cosigning a Student Loan Affect My Credit?
Apr 10, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For Parents and Cosigners
The Credit Impact To Cosigning a Student Loan If you’re wondering how cosigning a student loan affects credit, the answer… Read More
How Parents or Guardians Can Help Their Child Get a Student Loan
Apr 10, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Students
As a parent or guardian of a college-bound student, it’s important to ensure your child is financially prepared to cover… Read More
EFC Meaning: What Happened to EFC?
Feb 25, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners
Learn about Expected Family Contribution (EFC), now called the Student Aid Index (SAI), and its role in determining financial aid… Read More
Tips for Paying Off Student Loans
Jan 28, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Parents and Cosigners
The federal student loan payment pause is set to end soon. Make sure you are financially prepared with information from… Read More
What is FAFSA and how does it work?
Feb 18, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Students
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a form current and future students need to fill out to… Read More
Ascent Partners with Social Finance to Support The Master’s Apprentice Program!
Jun 02, 2024 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
Denver, CO (May 29, 2024) — Denver-based trade school The Master’s Apprentice today announced a partnership with the Colorado Pay It Forward Fund, a… Read More
When do I have to pay back my student loans?
Jan 28, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For High School Students, For Students
The world of higher education often means navigating student loans, which can sometimes be confusing. These loans can be a… Read More
An Update on FAFSA Delays: What Parents and Students Need to Know 
Jan 17, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students
There have been countless adjustments to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process this past year, and the… Read More