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I have a question about the federal subsidized loan for which I couldn't find a clear answer.
I'm currently entering my junior year of undergrad as a transfer. I have the Post 9/11 GI Bill so my tuition is covered, and I'll receive a stipend to help for housing/living expenses. I'm considering taking out the subsidized loan(5,500) to give me cushion in terms of expenses; I'm already spending tons of money before the quarter has even started.
My question then is: will the loan continue to be subsidized through medical school or will the interest start accruing after my undergrad degree? I know there have been relatively recent changes regarding the discontinuing of subsidized loans specifically for medical school, but I don't know how that effects the subsidized loans taken in undergrad.
Finally, would this be a good decision? I don't know if I'm missing any key points here, but if I take out the loan and interest starts accruing for some reason, I could just pay off the balance without penalty as far as I know.
I'm currently entering my junior year of undergrad as a transfer. I have the Post 9/11 GI Bill so my tuition is covered, and I'll receive a stipend to help for housing/living expenses. I'm considering taking out the subsidized loan(5,500) to give me cushion in terms of expenses; I'm already spending tons of money before the quarter has even started.
My question then is: will the loan continue to be subsidized through medical school or will the interest start accruing after my undergrad degree? I know there have been relatively recent changes regarding the discontinuing of subsidized loans specifically for medical school, but I don't know how that effects the subsidized loans taken in undergrad.
Finally, would this be a good decision? I don't know if I'm missing any key points here, but if I take out the loan and interest starts accruing for some reason, I could just pay off the balance without penalty as far as I know.
