Experience with PRIVATE student loans

[cjr2619]

I have a bachelors degree and I have been informed by all the nursing schools (community college ADN programs) that I do not qualify for any government financial aid/student loans due to my BA. I can however get private student loans through Wells Fargo or Sallie Mae. Does anyone have any experience with private student loans? Advice? Which bank is better? How do private differ from government student loans? Any input from students who have had to go the private route would be much appreciated!! Thanks!

[Racer15, BSN, RN]

I had a bachelors degree when I went to nursing school for my ADN, and I qualified for federal loans. This was 2011.

[confuerte]

nope, things about sallie mae are still true. though this post was from 2013, i hope people will see it in 2017. while going to school they made me begin paying back my private student loans. they would never work with you either. especially around this time period. in 2012, they gave me late notices on my credit, i was dumb to how in-school deferment worked for private loans. i truly hope the United States Attorney General wins the law-suit against Sallie Mae, and returns monies for not only the US Soldiers mentioned in the law suit, but all students