Don't know if this belongs in Finaid forum or here... Q about Stafford loans

<p>From CAESAR, in the To Do section, it lists:</p>

<p>Stafford Ln Entrance Interview<br>
Undergraduate Office of Financial Aid
<a href=“mailto:ug-finaid@northwestern.edu”>ug-finaid@northwestern.edu</a><a href=“847”>/email</a>491-7400</p>

<p>Federal regulations require that you complete an Entrance Interview prior to the disbursement of your Federal Stafford Loan funds. You may do this on the web at [Mapping</a> Your Future home](<a href=“http://mapping-your-future.org%5DMapping”>http://mapping-your-future.org). Proceed as follows: (1) On-line Student Loan Counseling (2) Stafford Entrance Counseling (3) Select Illinois (4) Select Northwestern University (undergraduate only) (5) Begin your entrance interview.</p>

<p>UG Stafford Master Prmsry Note<br>
Undergraduate Office of Financial Aid
<a href=“mailto:ug-finaid@northwestern.edu”>ug-finaid@northwestern.edu</a><a href=“847”>/email</a>491-7400</p>

<p>If you want the federal Stafford loan offered to you on your Financial Aid Award Notice, you will need to complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) with the lender you select. Please visit the Undergraduate Financial Aid website for information on selecting a lender, links, as well as other important loan information at [Preferred</a> Lender List](<a href=“http://ug-finaid.northwestern.edu/lenderlist.html]Preferred”>http://ug-finaid.northwestern.edu/lenderlist.html)</p>

<p>However, it does not list a deadline for this. Does anyone know what the deadline is?</p>

<p>I do not know a specific “deadline”. If, however you want the Stafford loan amount to be used in the 9Pay payment program, you need to get the 9pay in by 25 May which may necessitate having the Stafford loan identified by that time.</p>