So confused about consolidation..

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Hi everyone. I'm so confused, and I was wondering if you would be able to impart some advice.

I graduated from undergrad in 2004 and consolidated my loans with sallie mae, 21K (all fed subsidized). I worked for a year and paid off some of it. Then I started going to school (Jan 2006) for a masters program, which I took out another fed subsidized loan for, 2K. During the few months going to my masters program, I deferred my loan payments.

Now I will be attending school again in the Fall (Aug 2006), do I need to consolidate my previous loans again? Does consolidation waive my right to defer?

I thought I would just post here because I'm afraid of getting even more confused while talking to a loan rep.

Thank you so, so, so much in advance.

Juls :scared: