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Financial Aid News March 2007 Issue

A Publication of the Student Loan Network

A warm welcome to all the new members of the Student Loan Network community. Whether you're a longtime friend or just found us through sites like www.FAFSAonline.com, welcome. We're pleased to have you be a part of our community, and encourage you to explore all the services we have to offer, including this newsletter, our many financial aid blogs, our podcast, and more. If you have any questions at all about what we can do for you, please don't hesitate to give us a call, toll-free, at (877) 328-1565.

This month, we profile great blog posts from our staff, lots of scholarships from www.StudentScholarshipSearch.com, a new scholarship contest, and a charity opportunity to help a multiple sclerosis walk in New York City.

If you have comments or questions about the newsletter, please email me at: FinancialAidPodcast@gmail.com and I'll do my best to respond as quickly as I can. Please call our toll-free number if you have a specific question about your account with us.

Christopher Penn, Editor
http://www.FinancialAidNews.com
http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com

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Last Words: Selections from Student Loan Network Experts

FAFSA expert Lee Hannula talks about the difference between a dependent and independent student on the FAFSA, and who meets which criteria:

http://www.fafsaonline.com/fafsa-blog/?p=60

Grad student guru Katie Dexter writes about the financial aid process for graduate students:

http://www.gradloans.com/graduate-financial-aid-blog/?p=27

Brooke Rickard, federal loan expert, discusses the difference between graduate PLUS loans and private student loans. Determine which loan is right for your situation:

http://studentloans101.wordpress.com/?p=41

Stafford Loan maven Kristin Popsie talks about what to do if you just can't afford to meet your student loan obligations:

http://www.staffordloan.com/student-loan-blog/

How many times can you consolidate? Student loan consolidation guide Jon Rudy lays out a variety of plans, tackling income sensitive repayment, deferment, and forbearance:

http://www.studentloanconsolidator.com/student-loan-consolidation-blog/?p=116

Parent financial aid specialist Monique Leonard highlights a great article about helping families estimate the real cost of a college education:

http://parentstudentloans.wordpress.com/?p=113

I've written an overview of realistic limits on how much you should borrow to pay for a college education:

http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/?p=874

Scholarships

This month, something special. On March 22, 2007, bloggers and podcasters will be uniting to purchase a track in iTunes in a campaign called Bum Rush The Charts. More importantly, each purchase that day will be through a partner link that will earn 5% of every purchase. The Student Loan Network will be offering a scholarship called the Bum Rush Tuition Scholarship. If the campaign is successful, we could be looking at a scholarship of up to $12,500. To be eligible for this scholarship, be sure to sign up for your free profile at Scholarship Points:

http://www.ScholarshipPoints.com

and use the promo code BUMRUSH after signing up to indicate you want to be eligible for the scholarship. If you'd like to promote the campaign, please visit:

http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com/bumrush

for more details.

Onto this month's scholarships:

Remember, you can get daily scholarship updates by listening to the Financial Aid Podcast and visiting the Student Scholarship Search website!

http://www.StudentScholarshipSearch.com
http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com

Public Service Announcement

Make a Difference in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis!

A good friend of mine, C.C. Chapman, needs your help. He's walking in the 2007 MS Walk in New York City and needs to raise $9,400 by April. If you can, please give, even just $5, to help find a cure for this crippling disease. Every little bit helps.

http://www.HelpingTheCause.com

A Word From Our Sponsors

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The Very Last Word

Missed an issue? Did you remember a scholarship but can't find the back issue? Want to tell a friend about the newsletter? You can always find back issues of the Financial Aid Newsletter at:

http://www.FinancialAidNews.com

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