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The Differences Between Wants and Needs as a College StudentCollege is a time of newfound freedom as well as increased responsibilities for students transitioning from the comfort of their home to the uncertainty of college life. Striking the balance between studying vs. socializing and spending vs. saving may seem like an enormous task, especially with limited resources to help students understand how costly each decision can be for their academic and financial well-being. -
Ascent Launches New Bright Futures™ Engine to Bring Transparency to the College Decision Making ProcessFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SAN DIEGO, CA (December 10, 2019) – From chemical engineering to sociology, a student’s future earnings after graduation and cost of attendance should be part of their overall college decision. -
School is in Session, But Students Still Don’t Have the Money They Need – New Study Reveals What Students Are Actually Doing About ItAscent 2019 fall national study measures college students’ preparedness to pay for college for the 2019-2020 academic year. -
Exploring Your Options: 4 Ways to Choose Between A College Dorm or Living Off-CampusLiving or off-campus is one of the biggest choices to make. We’ve put together four tips to help you choose your home away from home. -
Ascent Funding’s 2019 National Study Perceptions & Realities of Paying for CollegeAscent Funding’s 2019 national study of students and parents explores their perceptions before starting college and the impact of reality once the college experience begins. -
A Different Perspective on How to Approach Paying for College | Ascent CEO Ken Ruggiero on It’s Your Business on KCBQ-AMClick here to listen to how Ken is changing the student loan industry in his full interview with @RichardMuscio on @theAnswerSanDiego -
Solutions to Help Your Students Get FundingThe Ascent program is guided by a focus on transparency, financial education and student outcomes, working with students and families to view college and evaluate their financial aid options as an investment, not an expenditure. Further, Ascent is the only student loan provider that incorporates financial education into the application process and requires all students and cosigners to complete a financial literacy module before approving loans. -
More Risk, Less Reward? New Study Finds College Students Taking on More Financial Responsibility While Lacking Confidence in Value of EducationJuly 9, 2018 (SAN DIEGO, CA) -- As thousands of college students finalize their financial aid plans for the coming year, a new nationwide survey by Ascent Student Loans has found that while the financial responsibility on students is greater than they expected, they don’t believe the value of a college education is keeping pace with the increasing price tag. Nearly half of students report they are now shouldering more responsibility for paying for college than originally anticipated – and in most cases are covering at least 50 percent of the total investment. -
Goal Structured Solutions Named As One Of The “Best Places To Work” In San Diego In 2015San Diego, CA - Goal Structured Solutions (“GS2”), a San Diego headquartered education finance company was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in San Diego. The annual list of the Best Places to Work in San Diego was created by the San Diego Business Journal, Best Companies Group. -
GS2 (Ascent) Serve As Platinum Sponsor At The 2016 iiBIG SymposiumSan Diego, CA - iiBIG’s 8th Annual Education Finance & Loan Symposium, will take place in Washington, DC on May 19 - 20, 2016. This annual event has become known as the only conference of its kind to attract a 360-degree cross-section of all the key players in the education finance/student loan industry. -
Vemo Education Partners With Goal Structured Solutions (GS2)RESTON, VIRGINIA (March 17, 2016) – Vemo Education, an education finance company working with U.S. colleges and universities to develop and service value-oriented, income-based student financing programs, confirmed today that Goal Structured Solutions (GS2) has acquired a minority ownership interest in the company.
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