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Students Could Wave Goodbye to Merit–Based Federal Aid
25 June 09 09:41 AM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

In another move to restructure the federal financial aid system, President Obama has proposed ending the government’s five-year foray into merit-based student aid and redirecting those financial aid funds to the need-based Pell Grant program, reports Read More...

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FAFSA Discourages Students From Applying for Federal Loans
10 June 09 02:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A large proportion of students who only take out non-federal private student loans to finance their education aren’t applying for federal financial aid at all, and it’s the application itself that may be culprit, a new study suggests (“ Nightmare Application Read More...

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Education Department at Fault for Low Participation in Grant Programs, Audit Shows
04 August 08 05:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an audit of the Department of Education , the department’s own inspector general blames the lack of participation in the government’s Academic Competitiveness and National Smart Grant programs on his department’s failure to effectively promote the Read More...

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