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Colleges Teach Students How to Pay for School, Manage Money
03 September 08 01:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Several Texas colleges and universities are rolling out new classes and programs designed to help their students become more financially-savvy about everything from student loans to personal finances, reports Pamela Yip, business columnist for The Dallas Read More...

Filed under: Center for Economic Education, college, College Financial Aid, college loans, College Tuition, Dallas Morning News, financial aid, financial literacy, money management, NextStudent, Pamela Yip, paying for college, Southern Methodist University, student loans, Student Money Management Center, Student-to-Student Financial Success Project, tuition, University of North Texas, University of Texas

Student Attempts to Get eBay Bidders to Pay for College Tuition
29 August 08 01:29 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Zack Ketz, a University of Virginia studio art major, is not the first to use an eBay auction as a ploy for free tuition. Oklahoma Wesleyan University found a bidder to pay $18,669.99 for one year of tuition and room, and board — valued at $23,000 — on Read More...

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Naval Academy Tries New Tactics to Appeal to Minority Students
27 August 08 02:57 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an attempt to bring the demographic of the U.S. Naval Academy more in line with the Navy’s enlisted force, the academy has created an upbeat commercial and a graphic novel to attract more minorities to the school, according to an article in the Washington Read More...

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Detroit Program Aims to Provide Full College Scholarships to Public High School Graduates
22 August 08 01:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Graduates of public high schools in Detroit, Mich., may receive full college scholarships in the near future, if the new Detroit College Promise scholarship program can raise the funds it needs, according to an article in The Detroit News (“ Group Plans Read More...

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Number of Students Applying for Federal Financial Aid Goes Up Almost 20%
12 August 08 04:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While college enrollment is only expected to grow by 300,000 students this year, some 1.3 million additional college students have already applied for federal financial aid — an increase of 17 percent, according to an article in U.S. News World Report Read More...

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Study Abroad Reform Bill Stalls in Senate
01 August 08 02:54 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act , a bill that supports study abroad reforms, and is one of 35 bills that compose Sen. Harry Reid’s Advancing America’s Priorities Act , has stalled in the Senate, according to an article in Inside Higher Education Read More...

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Despite Greater Benefits Under New GI Bill, Vets May Still Opt for Trade Schools, Community Colleges
25 July 08 03:38 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recently published research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that approximately 57 percent of those veterans who used their GI Bill benefits in fiscal year 2007 attended either community colleges or for-profit institutions. Veterans Read More...

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For-Profit Colleges Face Expulsion from Federal Student Aid Program for Awarding Too Much Aid
25 July 08 11:50 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Under new federal legislation, many students at for-profit institutions have seen the amount of their Pell and federal student loan awards increase and a larger number these students have been able to cover all their college costs with just these two Read More...

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Colleges and Universities to Subsidize Unpaid Internships
23 July 08 03:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Some small, private schools are beginning to offer internship grants to students who would otherwise have been unable to accept an unpaid or low-paying intern position, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Subsidizing the Internship Read More...

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New York May Soon Have Its Own Low-Interest Student Loan Program
23 July 08 12:33 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

New York is one of the few states in the country where college students do not have access to a low-interest, state-backed student loan program, according to a report by the New York State Commission on Higher Education (“ Final Report of Findings and Read More...

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All Veterans Qualify for In-State Tuition at Ohio Colleges With New GI Promise Legislation
16 July 08 03:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Ohio governor, Ted Strickland , recently announced the implementation of The Ohio G.I. Promise , the first plan of its kind in the nation to extend in-state tuition rates to all veterans who attend an Ohio state public college or university on the GI Read More...

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New Certificate May Boost Credentials of Community College, Trade-School Graduates
15 July 08 03:49 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students attending community colleges, trade, or professional schools may soon be required to pass yet another exam and receive additional credentials, the Career Readiness Certificate, before landing a job, according to an article in Inside Higher Education Read More...

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Interest in Online Courses Rising as Gas Remains Above $4 Per Gallon
15 July 08 03:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students at many colleges are opting for online courses this summer in an attempt to save money on gas, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Gas Prices Drive Students to Online Courses ,” July 8, 2008). "All across the country, Read More...

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Renting May Be Solution to High Cost of College Textbooks
07 July 08 07:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Hoping to reduce the premium prices college students pay for textbooks, which on average cost students $900 a year, some colleges and universities are opting to let their students rent their books rather than buy them. For the first time, six schools Read More...

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College Tuition: Illusions in Financial Aid?
25 January 07 07:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recently I watched this great movie called “The Illusionist” with Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel . Great flick. Lots of smoke and mirrors and a great ending – with a major twist – that you never would expect. Princeton has received much Read More...

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