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Student Borrowing at SUNY New Paltz

Borrowing to finance your education is a serious commitment, and the following screens will give you all the information you need to manage your loans and to fully understand the responsibility of borrowing. This program will meet your Entrance Counseling requirement if you:

1. Follow the Entrance Interview instructions
2. Carefully read each section
3. Correctly answer the question at the end of each section
4. Print, sign, and mail to our office the "Stafford Loan Entrance Interview Form" which is found at the conclusion of this program.

The Entrance Counseling offered through our web site will cover the following information:

1. Budgeting Your Money
2. Facts about Stafford Loans
3. Repaying Your Loan
4. Dealing with Repayment Problems
5. Avoiding Default
6. Important Information for Borrowers
7. Directions to Complete Entrance Interview
8. The Stafford Loan Entrance Interview Form

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To move on to the next section, correctly answer the following question:

TRUE OR FALSE

To complete the Entrance Counseling Requirement (which is required of all first-time borrowers at SUNY New Paltz), I must read and understand all the sections on this web site, and print, complete, and sign a copy of the Stafford Loan Entrance Interview Form and mail it to the Office of the Student Loan Coordinator.

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