A student receives a $⁢4,000 grant and a $⁢4,000 loan. How do these differ?

A grant is financial aid that generally does not have to be repaid, so it reduces the student’s education costs. A loan must be repaid, usually with interest, and therefore adds to the student’s debt. The correct choice is “loan increases debt, grant reduces cost.”

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