<p>Hmm…it’s possible that the rules have changed. I can’t remember where I originally read something about the deferment of Staffords (maybe in loan docs?) but this is from UCLA’s website:</p>
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Regardless of whether you received subsidized or unsubsidized funds, your Stafford Loan has a six-month grace period. If you allow your six-month grace period to elapse after leaving school, your Stafford Loan will not be eligible to receive a new grace period in the future. However, if you interrupt your initial grace period by going back to school, enroll in enough units to maintain at least half-time status in a qualifying course of study and file the appropriate student deferment form, you will be allotted another six-month grace period.
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<p>[Student</a> Loan Services & Collections - How To Understand Your Loan’s Grace Period](<a href=“http://www.loans.ucla.edu/howto/loanGrace.html]Student ”>http://www.loans.ucla.edu/howto/loanGrace.html )</p>