I've been admitted to LBS MBA with no scholarship. Do you have any recommendations for financers?Prodigy Finance seems really costly. I heard that I could refinance the loan and get a lower rate once I start working after the MBA. Is this true? Any insights are much appreciated!

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Prodigy is the best, you’ve a grace period after the MBA, and no penalty for early repayment. Seems costly but you can pay it much quicker given many post-MBA jobs will offer nice signing bonus. Also, no collateral.

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Agree with McK1 — Prodigy is awesome. I got a job at Bain and paid it off in 1.5 years (although Covid helped because I travelled less and didn’t go out as much).

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Same here… paid it off in 6 months with internship money + signing bonus

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