Loans help, compare, loan rate-Time frame

[Sarah Holly]

I am from CA. Will start BSN program at private institution (LLU). I wanted to find out how some of you did it.

What was your loans total amount after your progran. what interest rate did you get and for how long is your repayment? I want to compare. And what sites/Banks did you use.

One of my friends at West Coast, loan option is 10%!!! Is that the norm?? Will I expect that too? . . . I accepted my Sub&Unsub loans from uncle Sam at 3% for 10yrs. I need to cough-up 40K now, thus loan shopping.

Found one at 6% for 10yrs.

thank you for inputs.

[_littlemissBSN, BSN, RN]

I live in NV and went to a public college for my BSN. I got federal grants throughout school, but eventually had to take out loans. The total I had to repay after graduation is $5600. My subsidized loan has around 4.29% interest rate and my unsubsidized loan has 3.76%. I'm given 10 years to pay them, but of course I plan on paying them off much sooner than that! I did not really go "loan shopping" as these loans were offered by uncle sam as well.