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Financial Graduation Checklist

Stetson Law encourages you to use the free Max Personal Finance Program for unbiased guidance on borrowing and repaying loans. Experts at AccessLex, a nonprofit organization, will help you understand your options. You can also call the free student loan helpline they provide at 1-844-755-4357.

Required Task

Federal Student Aid Loan Exit Counseling

Student Loan Exit Counseling is required by the federal government for all students who are graduating, withdrawing, or dropping below part time and have borrowed federal loans while at Stetson Law. The exit counseling helps you understand your rights and responsibilities as a borrower entering repayment and takes about 20 minutes to complete. You can start the student loan exit counseling by logging in with your FSA ID.

Student Loan Exit Counseling

Highly Recommended Tasks

Supplemental Exit Counseling

AccessLex now has a series of videos and print guides where you can learn about about Loan Repayment.

Student Loan History Review

Reviewing and understanding your student loan history is key when transitioning into loan repayment. The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid. NSLDS provides a cumulative loan history of all your federal loans and includes contact information for your loan servicers.

Additional Resources

There are many additional resources for you to take advantage of. Below are some that you can explore:

  • For free financial planning and resources, we encourage you to register for a MAX by AccessLex account! AccessLex Institute is a non-profit organization with Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC) who are ready to help you understand loan repayment options and other financial planning areas.
  • There are private lenders that offer Bar Study Loans that are up to $15,000 that would help cover living expense costs for the time period from graduation until you take the bar. You would research these options on your own and we do not offer counseling on which loan or vendor is better. Please know that private loans cannot be consolidated with your Federal loans, giving you two loan payments in the future.
  • Loan Repayment Calculator
  • Repayment Plans
  • If you become employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or non-profit organization, you might be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.