<p>How do you go about taking out private loans with other companies to supplement your college education? Tuition, room and board – such and such? How do you initiate the process?</p>
<p>Also, is now a good time to complete loan entrance counseling? I have not a clue about any of this. :/</p>
<p>First - call the financial aid office of the school- and ask if they have a preferred provider for education loans - if they have one - use them - it makes life alot easier. If not - check out the banks in your area - it is actually pretty easy to find all the info you will need - cuz you will be applying most likely for federal loan programs anyways. Ask the financial aid office to direct you in this.</p>
<p>As far as loan entrance counseling - that is usually done with the federal loans - and can usually be done on-line also.</p>
<p>Have you received any financial aid offers at all - especially loans?? Stafford subsidized of unsubsidized?? You should be able to get at least an unsubsidized one - and your parents can apply for a PARENT PLUS loan also - if they do not qualify for that - then you are elidgable for other unsub’d loans.</p>
<p>But - ask the fin aid office to help you out with all of this first</p>