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...While Kaplan says that he is not against student loans, he recognizes that excessive loan debt can be a burden...
...pass up great opportunities after college—like travel opportunities, community-service or non-profit possibilities, or work that they are really passionate about but doesn’t pay as well—because they have large student loan burdens to pay back,” Kaplan says. “Replacing loans with scholarships gives you the freedom to do what you really want...
...These merit scholarships are a great way to fill in the gaps,” Kaplan says, noting that merit scholarships apply not only to academic excellence, but also to achievement in art, music and other extracurriculars...
...current Harvard students in search of financial support, Kaplan recommends conferring with individual departments to research relevant grants or scholarship opportunities. “Individual departments often have knowledge about specific award programs that other parts of the university don’t necessarily know about,” he says...
...Also, Kaplan says that a big mistake many students make is completing just one or two scholarship applications and then stopping...