{"id":2142,"date":"2018-05-31T11:52:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T15:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2018-05-31T11:52:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T15:52:05","slug":"learn-how-to-apply-for-the-public-service-loan-forgiveness-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/05\/31\/learn-how-to-apply-for-the-public-service-loan-forgiveness-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2143\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DebtRelief.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2143\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DebtRelief.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DebtRelief.jpg 800w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DebtRelief-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DebtRelief-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still paying off your student loans?<\/p>\n<p>Debt relief is available for qualifying school counselors and college admission professionals through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.<\/p>\n<p>Learn the ins and outs of the program on June 6 during a <a href=\"https:\/\/fsaregistration.ed.gov\/events\/fsa-webinar-series\/event-summary-d8287c8573674ef79201b05a2e73f2b9.aspx\">free webinar<\/a> hosted by the US Department of Education\u2019s Office of Federal Student Aid.<\/p>\n<p>The one-hour session starts at 2 p.m. ET and will teach you how to apply for and navigate the PSLF program.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Not sure if you\u2019re eligible?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Do you work for the government or a not-for-profit organization?<br \/>\n\u2013 Are you a full-time employee?<br \/>\n\u2013 Do you have a direct loan?<br \/>\n\u2013 Do you have a\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/repay-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/public-service#qualifying-repayment-plan\">qualifying repayment plan<\/a>?<br \/>\n\u2013 Have you made at least 120 monthly payments since Oct. 1, 2007?<\/p>\n<p>If you answered \u201cyes\u201d to those questions, you\u2019ll likely qualify.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fsaregistration.ed.gov\/events\/fsa-webinar-series\/event-summary-d8287c8573674ef79201b05a2e73f2b9.aspx\">Sign up for the webinar<\/a> and learn more about the\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/repay-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/public-service\">Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"mailto:mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still paying off your student loans? Debt relief is available for qualifying school counselors and college admission professionals through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Learn the ins and outs of the program on June 6 during a free webinar hosted by the US Department of Education\u2019s Office of Federal Student Aid. The one-hour &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/05\/31\/learn-how-to-apply-for-the-public-service-loan-forgiveness-program\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Learn How to Apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[245],"class_list":["post-2142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-financial-aid","tag-public-service-loan-forgiveness-program"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-yy","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}