In the current year, an unmarried individual with modified adjusted gross income of \\( \\$ 25,000 \\) paid \\( \\$ 1,000 \\) interest on a qualified education loan entered into on July 1 . How may the individual treat the interest for income tax purposes? A. As a \\( \\$ 500 \\) deduction to arrive at \\( \\mathrm{AGI} \\) for the year. B. As a \\( \\$ 1,000 \\) deduction to arrive at \\( \\mathrm{AGI} \\) for the year. C. As a \\( \\$ 1,000 \\) itemized deduction. D. As a nondeductible item of personal interest