**Exhibit 19.1**

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**SLMStudent Loan Trust 1998-1**

**Officer’sCertificate of the Servicer**

**AnnualStatement of Compliance**

**As ofDecember 31, 2004**

 
| **TO:**   | **Indenture Trustee**                     | **Eligible Lender Trustee**                          |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|      | Deutsche Bank Trust  Company Americas     | Chase Manhattan Bank  USA, National Association      |
|      | 100 Plaza One, MS JCY03  0606             | Christiana Center/OPS4,  500 Stanton Christiana Road |
|      | Jersey City, New Jersey  07311            | Newark, Delaware 19713                               |
|      | Attn: Corporate Trust  & Agency Group | Attn: Corporate Trust  Department                    |
|      |                                      |                                                 |
| **Copy:** |                                      | The Chase Manhattan Bank,  N.A.                      |
|      |                                      | 450 West 33rd  Street 15th floor                     |
|      |                                      | New York, New York  10001                            |
|      |                                      | Attn: Structured  Finance Services                   |

 

 

Pursuant to Section 3.2of the Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”), we hereby certify that (i) areview of the activities and performance of the Servicer from January 1, 2004through December 31, 2004 under this Agreement and under the ServicingAgreement dated as of March 19, 1998 has been made under our supervision, and(ii) to the best of our knowledge, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligationsin all material respects under the Agreement and under the Servicing Agreementthroughout such period.

 

 

SALLIE MAE Inc., asServicer

12061 Bluemont Way

Reston, Virginia 20190

 

 
| /s/ Robert A. Crawford                                    |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Robert A. Crawford,  Senior Vice President and Controller |   |

 

 
| /s/ C. E. Andrews                                                        |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| C. E. Andrews,  Executive Vice President, Accounting and Risk Management |   |

 

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12061 Bluemont Way

Reston, VA 20190

 

Michele Voon

Deutsche Bank TrustCompany Americas

60 Wall Street

26th Floor MS NYC60-2606

New York, NY 10005

 

John Cashin

Chase Manhattan Bank USA,NA

500 Stanton Christiana Rd,3rd Floor/OPS4

Newark, DE 19713

 
| SLM  TRUST 1996-1 | SLM  TRUST 1999-2 | SLM  TRUST 2002-2  |
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| SLM  TRUST 1996-2 | SLM  TRUST 1999-3 | SLM  TRUST 2002-3  |
| SLM  TRUST 1996-3 | SLM  TRUST 2000-1 | SLM  TRUST 2002-4  |
| SLM  TRUST 1996-4 | SLM  TRUST 2000-2 | SLM  TRUST 2002-4  |
| SLM  TRUST 1997-1 | SLM  TRUST 2000-3 | SLM  TRUST 2004-4  |
| SLM  TRUST 1997-2 | SLM  TRUST 2000-4 | SLM  TRUST 2004-5  |
| SLM  TRUST 1997-3 | SLM  TRUST 2001-1 | SLM  TRUST 2004-6  |
| SLM  TRUST 1997-4 | SLM  TRUST 2001-2 | SLM  TRUST 2004-7  |
| SLM  TRUST 1998-1 | SLM  TRUST 2001-3 | SLM  TRUST 2004-8  |
| SLM  TRUST 1998-2 | SLM  TRUST 2001-4 | SLM  TRUST 2004-9  |
| SLM  TRUST 1999-1 | SLM  TRUST 2002-1 | SLM  TRUST 2004-10 |

 

Pursuant to Section 3.2of the Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”), we, the undersigned, herebycertify that (i) a review of the activities and performance of theAdministrator from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 has beenmade under our supervision and (ii) to the best of our knowledge, based on suchreview, the Administrator has fulfilled its obligations in all materialrespects under the Agreement throughout such period.

 

 
| /s/ Gregory A.  Swartz                 |                                      | /s/ J. Lance  Franke |   |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------|
| Gregory A.  Swartz, Managing Director, | J. Lance Franke, Sr.  Vice President |
| Corporate  Finance Operations          | Corporate  Finance                        |
| Sallie Mae, Inc.                       | Sallie Mae, Inc.                          |

 
| cc:    | Chase Manhattan  Bank USA, N.A. |
|--------|---------------------------------|
|   | Eligible Lender  Trustee        |

 

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