Trying to get confirmation on school loan defeerment

[dukebound85]

I will be going to grad school full time this fall. Will I be able to have my loans defeered while in grad school? I have read yes but trying to gather as many sources as possible

Thanks

 

[abijnk]

Yes.

 

[Sun Baked]

Should still be able to qualify for the "In-School Deferment" when in graduate school.

Might have to jump through a couple more hoops than if you have started paying back the loans and are going back to school.

Shouldn't be too hard to requalify for a deferment. All depends on how busy the fed or private loan offices handling your loans are.

 

[NeoMac]

Yes, it should be an automatic thing. When I was in grad school my undergraduate loans were in deferment and I didn't have to do anything. I remember asking the same question and was told by my school's financial aid department that I didn't have to do anything as long as I was enrolled in classes.

 

[dukebound85]

Yes, it should be an automatic thing. When I was in grad school my undergraduate loans were in deferment and I didn't have to do anything. I remember asking the same question and was told by my school's financial aid department that I didn't have to do anything as long as I was enrolled in classes.

Automatic as in I do not have to do anything and it just happens?

If not, do I talk to my school or the loan website?

Also, if while under defeerment, will I be able to
1) Make payments if I want to
2) Make payments of any amt I can afford, even if less than the monthly payments I have now?

Thanks for all the info so far