Why Do Some Students And Recent Graduates Avoid Refinancing Their Student Loans?
Presented by our awesome partners at Lendkey It’s fairly common advice given to students and recent graduates: If you’re paying off debt, refinancing your loans is one of the smartest things you can do. When you refinance, you get a lower interest rate. Your new...
Cultivating References To Secure A Great Job
A recent article by Georgina Grand published as part of Forbes’ Career Challenge series dug into an undervalued aspect of the job search: securing references. References provide an outside point-of-view of your work, giving you a way to verify that you really are...
Starting From Scratch: Three Strategies For Students To Build Credit
If you're a student, you might be starting to think about your financial future. Buying a home may be many years in the distance, but you'll still need good credit to buy a car, get an apartment, and in some cases, get a great job. If you're starting from scratch,...
An Interview With NSCS Member & Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree: Mike Eilers
Meet one of 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 honorees, Mike Eilers. Mike is a NSCS member who joined the organization through the chapter of Miami University, located in Ohio, where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering Management Minor in...
How To Help Someone Dealing With A Mental Illness
Support systems are critical to the success of people in all levels of life, so it is paramount that you don't turn your back on people suffering from a mental illness. There are many friends, family members and co-workers that you may have that are suffering from...
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Mental Health Awareness
Every year the nation celebrates a month for individuals struggling with an inner conflict, and the month of May tells these people that they do not need to face these problems alone. NSCS has partnered with Active Minds to empower college students to openly speak...
Graduate Degrees That Get You Out Of Debt The Fastest
When deciding to go to grad school, there are a lot of pros and cons to weigh. Of course, getting more education is a great thing for everybody, and graduate degrees will undoubtedly increase your earning potential, but at the same time, the cost of school can be a...
10 Apps For A More Productive Monday
We loved this post from Spoon University & thought you would too, scholars! Classes, study groups, work, events, no sleep, coffee, procrastination. Sound like you? It’s super easy to be tempted to procrastinate when you feel overwhelmed (which is, you know,...
Create a Student Loan Repayment Strategy to be Thankful For
For some people, the season of giving thanks actually represents something that they aren’t all that thankful for – student debt. November and December mark the end of many student loan grace periods, which means this is the time of year when recent grads have to...
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