FAP747: Free music video from Matthew Ebel
Free Stuff Friday
+ Since I’m still on vacation, I thought I’d make downloadable this music video I shot last weekend of Matthew Ebel singing at AS220 in Providence.
+ There’s a YouTube version as well.
+ From the album Beer & Coffee by Matthew Ebel
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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 affordability of college in this fantastic interview.
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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

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Here’s my brief appearance on WCVB Boston 5.
For more background about the credit crunch, check out Episode 691 of the Financial Aid Podcast.
If anyone knows or can get in touch with Chaniqua down at Brockton High, please ask her to give me a call, and we’ll help her out with some scholarship search stuff.
If you haven’t already, please pick up a copy of our free Scholarship Search Secrets, Fourth Edition eBook, on how to use Google and other Internet tools to find scholarships and money for college.

FAP744: How to avoid borrowing student loans
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Student Financial Aid News
+ I was on WCVB Boston 5 last night, which was fun. One of the questions that Bianca de la Garza asked was about financial planning for parents of young children – that’ll be a special delivery episode
+ Since I can’t find the video of the interview anywhere on their web site, I put one up on YouTube.
+ And hey, if anyone knows Chaniqua Louis at Brockton High, tell her to give me a call.
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FAP743: Jobcast: Top 6 job hunting tips
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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 than $100,000 a year. Brown also announced plans to increase tuition …

FAP742: Roll your own newspaper, free song of the week
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Student Financial Aid News
+ NASFAA: “Education company Apollo Group Inc said on Thursday it was seeing more student loan applications rejected by lenders, which are focusing on credit quality after the subprime mortgage market’s collapse,” Reuters reports. “Because students have more than one choice of lender, however, this tightening has not yet had a significant adverse impact on Apollo students, the company said in a statement. Compared with peer companies such as Career Education Corp …

FAP741: How the Federal Reserve affects student loan rates
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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 last month that its endowment had grown almost …

Full Lunar Eclipse – February 20, 2008
The last full lunar eclipse for 2 years. Photos are in chronological order.
9:05 PM ET

9:08 PM ET

9:18 PM ET

9:30 PM ET

9:41 PM ET

10:01 PM ET – The Culmination

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FAP740: Special – Active Duty Military Education Benefits
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I got a very special email yesterday from an active duty service member. Keith asked:
+ I’m currently a specialist in the U.S. Army and have several years before my contract expires. Before joining I obtained my B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science. After my service is complete, I plan to pursue my Ph.D. in the same. However, that’s a long way off and to pass to the time (and hopefully stimulate my mind) I thought I’d pursue …