Articles Archive for March 2008
News You Can Use, Podcast, Scholarship Update »
FAP768: Determining which college is cheapest, YouTube Scholarship
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Student Financial Aid News
+ Chronicle: According to a new nationwide survey conducted through The Chronicle/Gallup Panel, 42 percent of Americans think that controlling college costs is “extremely important” for the next president to address, ahead of higher-education issues such as quality, college access for low-income students, and the extreme concentration of wealth among elite institutions.
+ While Americans are clearly worried about college costs, one finding in the survey captures how conflicted they are about the issue. When …
Free Stuff, Podcast, Scholarship Search, Scholarship Update »
FAP767: Going green on Free Stuff Friday, Earth Day 2008
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Student Financial Aid News
+ Inside Higher Ed: “Banks are marketing aggressively through a variety of channels. They’re calling students on the phone, they’re mailing to students, and they’re using a combination of on-campus and off-campus tables where they give away products, ranging from offers for sandwiches, offers of food and pizza, all the way up to iPod shuffles,” said Edmund Mierzwinski, consumer program director for U.S. PIRG. The organization manages the “Truth About Credit” campaign.
+ …
Admissions, Mailbag, Podcast, Scholarship Update »
FAP766: Admissions Wait Lists and Using LinkedIn
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Student Financial Aid News
+ Got some awesome mail to start my day from Nolan in Oregon: Thank you very much for publishing your Ebook on scholarships and making it free for students like me to access. Although I am a senior this year, I have enjoyed the fruits of my labor thus far with over $5,000 (and counting) of scholarship money. I definitely plan to keep using your guide on throughout college and I plan to pass it …
Podcast, Scholarship Search, Student Loan TV, Video Podcast »
FAP765: Student Loan TV Coverage of Scholarship eBook
As promised earlier in the week, here’s the recent coverage of the Scholarship Search Secrets eBook in video – it’s about 52 MB and should be viewable on iPods and in iTunes. If you’d prefer to watch on the web, there’s a YouTube version and a high quality version.
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+ Direct link to MP4 video file
+ High quality web version
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+ Financial Aid Podcast Live: Surviving the Credit Crunch
Did you enjoy today’s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it …
Podcast, Scholarship Search, Scholarship Update »
FAP764: Marketing Yourself for Scholarship Dollars
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Student Financial Aid News
+ Inside Higher Ed: Brazos Higher Education Service Corp., the fourth largest holder of guaranteed student loans, announced that it would no longer issue new student loans, Bloomberg reported. Brazos officials said that they hoped to re-enter the loan field if the credit crunch eases.
+ Chronicle: Financial experts everywhere agree that the economy appears headed toward a recession. The question is how long it will last and how deep it will be. “Economic downturns trigger a …
Scholarship Search, Student Loan TV, Video Podcast »
WCVB Boston 5 featured our free eBook, Scholarship Search Secrets, on the Six O’Clock News.
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The Student Loan Network has a series of resources that can help you in your search for college funding:
Scholarship Search Secrets eBook
FAFSA Form Tutorial eBook
Personal Finance First Aid Kit ebook
Special thanks to Bianca de la Garza of TheBostonChannel.com, as well as Jacob and Elisabeth Lewin of PodcastingNews.com!
Admissions, Mailbag, Podcast, Private student loans, Scholarship Search, Scholarship Update »
FAP763: The Dark Side of No-Loan College Admissions
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Student Financial Aid News
+ Great analysis piece on Inside Higher Ed about the darker side of colleges going no-loan
+ For colleges that go no-loan without being need-blind without changing the total amount of aid awarded, you effectively have more financial aid going to fewer students
+ Quick primer: need blind means that the ability to pay for school is not a consideration for financial aid or admissions
+ For the vast majority of private colleges that are not need …
Charity, Free Stuff, Podcast, Podsafe Music, Scholarship Update »
FAP762: Free iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts, federal student loans
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Student Financial Aid News
+ Chronicle: Several financial companies that have formed partnerships with colleges in the “school as lender” program are cutting or terminating the scholarship payments they make to colleges, dealing another severe blow to a program already facing the possibility of elimination by Congress.
+ A number of lenders, including Sallie Mae, Nelnet, Citibank, and Student Loan Xpress, have notified their partner colleges in recent weeks about the reductions or terminations. Others, such as …
Charity »
Jeff Hinz started this idea and I love it, so we’re going to run with it. We’re going to have an NCAA Men’s Basketball 2008 March Madness Charity Pool.
The suggested bet is US$25 into the pool. Bets close before the 3rd round.
How to enter: post a comment on this blog post with:
Your name
Your bet
Who will win it all
What the winner’s final score will be (tie breaker)
Example:
Christopher Penn
$25
North Carolina
101 points
Alternately, you can copy and paste a link to a photo of your brackets, as I’ve done with Flickr, into the comments. …
News »
I liked the Bayesian analysis that USA Today’s Jeff Sagarin did of the teams. A few minor upsets predicted, but North Carolina expected for the win. If you’re curious, here’s my 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Brackets. Click on the picture for a larger version.
Which analysis did you use for your NCAA brackets?
