How To Use Student Loans To Pay Off-Campus Housing

So many students worry that if they go to off-campus housing then there will be issues on whether or not they will get the financial help that they need from their student loans to cover the cost of housing. I want all of you curious students out there to know that you are totally fine with using student loans to pay off off-campus housing and here is how.

So much of this has to do with what type of student loan you have and often a student loan will specify your circumstances on which you can use a student loan for. For instance a direct student loan will send a direct deposit to you and trust how you use this.

Sometimes you will probably need to go into the financial aid office and ask for some assistance and see if you can get your student loan adjusted to account for your rent. Make sure that you bring a list of reasons for the place that you are living and why it is the best for you financially, socially, scholastically, etc. These are all great reasons that can help with your cause for getting any rent added onto a student loan you may already have.

I suggest that you are very careful with where you live during your four years at school because often a financial aid office will take an average of what an expect rent cost would be. My suggestion is that you save as much money as you possibly can because it will save you time, paychecks, and interest down the road. You will thank yourself some day down the road when you can take money and put it into an investment instead of into a silly student loan payment.

Off-campus housing along with the many other natural school expenses are to be expected, but you can cut a lot of corners to make sure that you are not bucking for a promotion with the company you work for after you are done with school to try to pay this student loan debt off. If you can find off-campus housing with generous friends or family members that will let you live there for free then that would be beneficial, but you have to decide who you can spend that much time with or how much time you will be spending at home.

I know that where I lived in college didn't matter other than making sure that I had a good bed because I was gone most of the time for activities, social events, and cramming for tests. If you feel the same way then try to find the cheapest place you can that is still suitable to your standards for you to live in.

By : Court Tuttle