($) U.S. schools that offer no-cosigner loans for international students

July 14, 2014 by EssaySnark

This post was published in 2014. We believe it is still accurate, however you need to check with each school specifically on its current funding options.

Following up our exhortation to look at the financial side of business school now – before you apply – you should also be aware of the ease with which you can expect to get a loan for your MBA. After the economy fell apart in 2008 due to the proliferation of subprime mortgages, all sorts…

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tskeats says

July 14, 2014 at 8:51 pm

Hello! Many thanks for this really helpful post. I just wanted to highlight something I stumbled across while researching loan programs at Kellogg which was a big relief.
Kellogg has an option for international students that might work out – they have a loan program which allows an international co-signer. Check it out – http://www.northwestern.edu/sfs/loan_instruc_info/private_loans.html
(The one I am referring to is the NU loan)

Cheers
- essaysnark says
  
  July 15, 2014 at 3:08 am
  
  Thanks for this! Excellent to know of another resource.
  - tskeats says
    
    July 15, 2014 at 11:17 am
    
    Dear Snark, I found another resource yesterday! Seems like Columbia has a no-cosigner option finally – http://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/programs-admissions/mba/financial-aid/loans
    https://prodigyfinance.com/columbia-business-school/loan
    
    I must thank you for this post – it motivated me to think about financing as an international student. I had decided not to apply to Columbia but I might have to revisit that decision in the light of the above 🙂
    
    Cheers
    - essaysnark says
      
      July 15, 2014 at 3:47 pm
      
      That does indeed look like a new development from Columbia – yes, finally! They’ve been laggards in this area. Glad that we motivated you to dig into this for yourself and THANK YOU for sharing!!
    - vasilescu says
      
      July 21, 2014 at 10:48 pm
      
      Thanks a lot for letting us know!
      
      I had actually abandoned Columbia as they didn’t have a no-cosigner loan option… but the Prodigy option seems to be interesting 🙂
      
      Thanks for the good news!