Paying for College
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New Award Advisor tool helps families easily compare financial aid offers
Granite Edvance is an Award Advisor network partner. You’ve done all the hard work of applying to college and played the stressful waiting game...
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When and how should you have the money talk about college?
Try these tips from our team to get it right. It’s time we had a little talk. Few of us look forward to hearing those words. But when it comes...
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Behind our lending program, a deep commitment to student success
To better support students and families this year, we expanded and enhanced our loan products. Note: This blog was updated in December 2025...
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Got questions about Granite Edvance private student loans? We’ve got answers
The student loan process involves more than just paperwork. It’s also about understanding the system, making informed choices, and feeling...
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What families planning for college need to know about the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ and how we can help
If you’re a student or family budgeting for college in the coming years, you may be wondering how the “One Big Beautiful Bill” may affect...
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What the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ means for graduate borrowers and how we can help
Note: This post was updated on November 24, 2025 to reflect developments to the definition of professional degree If you’ve gone to college in...
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Community service is crucial for this scholarship recipient
As a child, Elizabeth Hastings was a cyclone of goodwill spinning around her hometown of Grantham: picking up trash along the road with her...
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Scholarship will support a dream of helping and healing
Every child has to learn the difficult act of sharing. Abigail Ndung’u learned it more thoroughly than many. The daughter of Kenyan immigrants,...
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Scholarship recipient aims to be everyone’s favorite dentist
Olivia Annunziata Blaisdell couldn’t quite believe it when her friends told her they hated going to the dentist. She was a stranger to needles...
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Three Questions About the CSS Profile With Carla Peacock
If the FAFSA and the CSS were mountains, the FAFSA would be a hike up Mount Kearsarge, while the CSS might be more like Mount Moosilaukee. Both...