Parents can borrow a Direct PLUS Loan (a federal loan for parents of a dependent student) or a private loan for parents (offered through some lending institutions). Both loans can be borrowed up to the total cost of attendance minus the total of the student’s other financial aid.
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| YSC | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
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| countdown-6075df932e44areset | session | Description is currently not available. |
| uid_syncd_secure | 7 days | No description available. |
| userback_session_app | 3 months | Description is currently not available. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
| xdibx | never | No description available. |
