A maturity year is a year you’ll be able to use your U.Plan savings to pay for college. You can select multiple maturity years to reflect the multiple years your child will be in college.

Learn everything you need to know about interest rates, including the difference between a fixed rate and a variable rate, and how your credit score can affect your loan options.

Learn how to use the Loan Cost Estimator in MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, to calculate estimates of a monthly loan payment and repayment total based upon a loan amount borrowed. Also learn how a potential loan payment compares to an estimated monthly salary based on a selected career.

When it comes time to pay for college, you may find that your family needs to borrow additional student loans above and beyond the federal loan program. That’s why it’s important to focus on strengthening your credit now to prepare for financing future college costs.

If you want to improve your credit score, there are steps you can take.

Este seminario web, presentado por Carmen Pineda de MassEdCo, ofrece un asesoramiento valioso a estudiantes de último año de high school y sus familias que han recibido cartas de aceptación de universidades y ofertas de asistencia financiera, y están decidiendo a cuál ir y tratando de hacer un plan de pago. Los temas incluyen los diferentes tipos de ayuda financiera, cómo calcular el saldo adeudado en cada universidad, y métodos para pagar la matrícula, incluyendo planes de pago y préstamos.

Learn how students can use the College Compare tool in MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, to find the colleges and universities that match their school preferences and to help them build out that final list of probable, target, and reach schools to which they will apply.

Learn how the MA State Benefits cost-savings feature in MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, can benefit students and families by reducing the price they pay for college.

In this webinar for school counselors and college access professionals, learn how the MA State Benefits cost-savings feature in MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, can benefit students and families by reducing the price they pay for college.

Learn how students can use the College Search tool within MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, to select specific criteria to search for colleges and build a solid college list.