College students heading into the fall 2025 semester have more than dorm room checklists and course schedules on their minds. They're also navigating today's tricky borrowing environment. While ...

Rising education costs have made borrowing money for college standard among incoming students today. In fact, the average cumulative student debt amount for bachelor's degree recipients is $29,100, ...

Sometimes someone will tell me about a kid who is “very smart,” meaning he gets good marks. But there are a great many skills that go into being a successful student. Most of them are learned and can ...

Firstmark Services, a Nelnet division, is a loan servicer that exclusively manages private student loans Firstmark Services, a division of Nelnet, specializes in servicing private student loans. As a ...

“I am only good enough if I get good grades.” This is a common ideology that many students develop as early as elementary school. It followed me all the way to college. Remember the days when you ...

Now I don't claim to be an A-student But I'm trying to be For maybe by being an A-student, baby, I can win your love for me. —Sam Cooke A friend recently drew my attention to an article on the Time ...