I know that you can get a 6 month grace period on these loans. I'm wondering if anyone knows the specifics. Does the first payment come due on the dot 6 months after the day of graduation? Ie, if I graduate May 15 will my first payment be due November 15th?
My start date might be later than I thought and I'm trying to get a feel for exactly when my first chunk of loan payments will come due. If anyone has any info on this, and the flexibility of changing due dates/extending the deferral period beyond the 6 months, this info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Re: paying back grad PLUS/stafford loans (first due date)
The deferment ends (and all the accrued interest is capitalized) after 6 months; your loan will be due at some point the following month (not necessarily one month after the deferment ends). My deferment ended on Dec. 11 and I had a loan payment due Jan. 5.ASM11 wrote:I know that you can get a 6 month grace period on these loans. I'm wondering if anyone knows the specifics. Does the first payment come due on the dot 6 months after the day of graduation? Ie, if I graduate May 15 will my first payment be due November 15th?
My start date might be later than I thought and I'm trying to get a feel for exactly when my first chunk of loan payments will come due. If anyone has any info on this, and the flexibility of changing due dates/extending the deferral period beyond the 6 months, this info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Re: paying back grad PLUS/stafford loans (first due date)
ToTransferOrNot wrote:The deferment ends (and all the accrued interest is capitalized) after 6 months; your loan will be due at some point the following month (not necessarily one month after the deferment ends). My deferment ended on Dec. 11 and I had a loan payment due Jan. 5.ASM11 wrote:I know that you can get a 6 month grace period on these loans. I'm wondering if anyone knows the specifics. Does the first payment come due on the dot 6 months after the day of graduation? Ie, if I graduate May 15 will my first payment be due November 15th?
My start date might be later than I thought and I'm trying to get a feel for exactly when my first chunk of loan payments will come due. If anyone has any info on this, and the flexibility of changing due dates/extending the deferral period beyond the 6 months, this info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Thanks so much! exactly what I was trying to figure out

Mind sharing your graduation date for comparison purposes?
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Re: paying back grad PLUS/stafford loans (first due date)
June 11.ASM11 wrote:ToTransferOrNot wrote:The deferment ends (and all the accrued interest is capitalized) after 6 months; your loan will be due at some point the following month (not necessarily one month after the deferment ends). My deferment ended on Dec. 11 and I had a loan payment due Jan. 5.ASM11 wrote:I know that you can get a 6 month grace period on these loans. I'm wondering if anyone knows the specifics. Does the first payment come due on the dot 6 months after the day of graduation? Ie, if I graduate May 15 will my first payment be due November 15th?
My start date might be later than I thought and I'm trying to get a feel for exactly when my first chunk of loan payments will come due. If anyone has any info on this, and the flexibility of changing due dates/extending the deferral period beyond the 6 months, this info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Thanks so much! exactly what I was trying to figure out![]()
Mind sharing your graduation date for comparison purposes?
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Re: paying back grad PLUS/stafford loans (first due date)
thank you so much 

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