Ascent Blog

What is Juneteenth? How to Support Black Communities Today and Every Day
Don't know where to start? Here's a few steps you can take to support Black Lives Matter in your community… Read More
Enter Ascent’s Second Annual 50 Days of $1,000 Scholarships
Starting today, you can enter for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship from Ascent every weekday through August 10,… Read More
How to Use LinkedIn – Why Every Student Needs a Profile
Apr 15, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students
Learn how to use LinkedIn to build your professional resume before graduation, placing you ahead of the competition in a… Read More
3 Steps to Help You Decide on a College Major
We’ve compiled three steps to help you decide on a college major, not just based on your interests and passions,… Read More
The Differences Between Wants and Needs as a College Student
College is a time of newfound freedom as well as increased responsibilities for students transitioning from the comfort of their… Read More
Ascent Launches New Bright Futures™ Engine to Bring Transparency to the College Decision Making Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SAN DIEGO, CA (December 10, 2019) – From chemical engineering to sociology, a student’s future earnings after… Read More
Pencils Down: Ascent Helps Students and Friends Earn Money for College
Ascent Student Loans rolls out the next phase of their Refer A Friend Program to help students and their friends… Read More
True Life: Budgeting Sucks, But It’s Kind of Important
It can be stressful balancing school, work, relationships, family obligations, a social life, and especially finances. Money alone can be… Read More
Supporting Your Student Through the Stress of Finals Week
Sep 01, 2022 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners, For Parents and Cosigners
Whether you’ve experienced it or not, you likely realize that finals week is a stressful time for your college student.… Read More
National Decision Day: How to Pick the Right College🎓
Are you and your family struggling to pick a college?  Having options is great but making a final choice is… Read More