Archive for February, 2008

Shock, Anxiety, Depression, Relief- Sending a Son to College

Friday, February 29th, 2008


Shock: The shock I ll not focus on is that my senior son was accepted to the college of his choice in Idaho. This news brought no anxiety or depression, but tons of relief to us a month ago when he got the acceptance letter. The shock I will focus on came a week ago when we were informed that in order to attend this school, he has to start on June 4th. Yes, that is June 4, 2008, a mere 3 months away. Anxiety: Immediately upon receipt of this news, my emotions switched into high anxiety mode

G.A.O. Report: More Minority Students Attending Affordable Colleges (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Minority students are taking advantage of affordable education options in increasing numbers, with minority college enrollment up overall and especially at schools with the smallest tuition increases, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office.

FAP743: Jobcast: Top 6 job hunting tips
FAP743: Jobcast: Top 6 job hunting tips Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA: Brown University is eliminating tuition for students whose parents earn less than $60,000, after decisions by fellow Ivy League universities to bolster financial aid as their endowments grow, The New York Times reports. The university, in Providence, R.I., said on Saturday that it also planned to substitute grants for student loans in the financial aid packages of students whose families earned less

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Student Loan Consolidation Program and Federal Student Loan Consolidation

Friday, February 29th, 2008


Student Loan Consolidation Program and Federal Student Loan Consolidation You probably know that the cost of education continues to increase. Sometimes parents want their student to be responsible for his/her education. The convenience of needing no Federal forms to get needed funds is also a consideration. A private loan is often an attractive and affordable option to help pay your education expenses. I should mention here that you should borrow only what you need and compare your options

Starving Artist Wins $5,000 in Student Loan Company Video Contest (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Prince Gomolvilas, a writer buried in $30,000 worth of student loan debt, wins $5,000 in cash from student loan lender ScholarPoint for his 60-second YouTube video, “College and Its Consequences.”

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Loan Consolidation Programs

Friday, February 29th, 2008


Loan Consolidation Programs coalrick il y a 5 minutes (via student-loanconsolidation.biz ) The process of student loan consolidation is consolidating of all the existing student loans into solitary loan with a payment plan per month.

Learning from the US? Russian Presidential Candidate Beats up on Divorced Dads
Beating up on divorced (”deadbeat”) dads makes great politics in the United States, and apparently Russian presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev (pictured) has figured it out. United Press International says: “Medvedev has also gone hunting for votes with the forensic skill of a U.S. campaign strategist. He has targeted the women’s vote by promising to increase child benefits so that the mother of a second child will get a state handout of more than $12,000, and alimony payments will be incre

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How to Pay for an MBA (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)

Friday, February 29th, 2008


Lindsey Aponte, a first-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, made all the right moves when it came to preparing her finances before entering the MBA program.

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FAP741: How the Federal Reserve affects student loan rates

Friday, February 29th, 2008


FAP741: How the Federal Reserve affects student loan rates Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + SFGate.com: In a radical change to its financial aid program, Stanford University will announce today that it will no longer charge tuition to students whose families earn less than $100,000 a year. + In addition, the university will waive room and board fees for students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year. + The university is making the change in the wake of published reports las

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FAP746: Best of FAP: Dr. Kristan Venegas

Friday, February 29th, 2008


FAP746: Best of FAP: Expert interview with Dr. Kristan Venegas In this featured episode, I spoke with Dr. Kristan Venegas of USC. Dr. Venegas work has been supported by the James Irvine Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, the College Board, and the Congressional Advisory Committee on Student Financial Aid. Her recent publications have been featured in American Academic, American Behavioral Scientist, and Journal of Student Financial Aid. We talk about financial aid, accessibility, and afforda

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Private student loan scandal yields reforms (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


To gauge what a year of scandal has done to the student loan business, look no farther than the Web site of Pennsylvania’s Dickinson College. …

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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


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FAP738: Debt is not wealth, FFELP loan availability
FAP738: Debt is not wealth, FFELP loan availability Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + It s Presidents Day, and in honor of this, I ve got a widget on the Financial Aid Podcast web site for people to register to vote - if you haven t registered, do so today so you can vote this fall + Inside Higher Ed: Career Education Inc. on Friday announced plans to shut nine colleges, seven of them part of the Katherine Gibbs chain, following a teach out period to help current students. A stat

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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


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FAP745: Best of FAP: Financial Aid 101 Video
FAP745: Best of FAP: Financial Aid 101 Video Originally broadcast on 12/21, I thought that, while being on vacation, this video is timely, given that it s FAFSA season. Enjoy it! I had the opportunity and honor of speaking to a class of seniors at Trinity Catholic High School about the basics of financial aid. In this recording, you ll hear the lecture as delivered. Many thanks to Emily Samek for the invitation to speak. Direct file: iPod version Did you enjoy today s show? If so, please

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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


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With College Affordability an Issue, U.S. Falls Behind in Degree Attainment (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The United States continues to fall behind other major industrialized nations in terms of the percentage of the population with a college degree, according to a recent series of joint studies released by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and Jobs for the Future.

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