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Borrower Sues Student-Loan Lender for Allegedly Reneging on its Contract
18 July 08 06:03 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A student-loan borrower has filed a class-action lawsuit against student-loan lender Northstar Higher Education for allegedly breaking its contract with borrowers. In the suit, filed Monday with the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Northstar is accused Read More...

Filed under: auction-rate securities, college loans, credit crunch, interest-rate reduction, Jennifer So, Mark Lindgren, Minneaplois Star Tribune, NextStudent, Northstar, Northstar Education Finance Inc., Northstar Higher Education, student loan borrowers, student loan lenders, student loans, T.H.E. Repayment Bonus

Massachusetts Shortchanges College Students on Financial Aid
17 July 08 04:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although Massachusetts is known as a hub for higher education, the state lags behind other states in awarding financial aid to college students, a shortfall that many educators say is limiting access to a college education for low-income and minority Read More...

Filed under: college, college costs, college grants, college loans, Deval Patrick, financial aid, Harvard, higher education, Joint Committee on Higher Education, Low-Income Students, Massachusetts state grant aid, Masschusetts college students, MIT, NextStudent, private college tuition, private colleges and universities, private student loans, public college tuition, Robert O'Leary, student loans, The Boston Globe, tuition

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...

Filed under: college, college aid, College Financial Aid, College Student Loans, College Tuition, financial aid, GI Bill, Governor Strickland, Montgomery GI Bill, New York Times, NextStudent, Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio G.I. Promise, Ohio Governor, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, student loan, student loans, Tamar Lewin, Ted Strickland, tuition, veteran, veterans

Students Who Cheat on ACT, SAT Exams Face Few Consequences
16 July 08 02:31 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students at a Los Angeles area high school are suspected of paying a former student to take the ACT college entrance exam in their place. The alleged cheaters will likely have their scores invalidated, but the colleges and universities that received the Read More...

Filed under: ACT, cheating in college, cheating on ACT, cheating on SAT, college entrace exams, college loans, college probation, Ed Colby, Educational Testing Service, expelled from college, high school students, Josephson Institute of Ethics, Los Angeles Times, Michael Josephson, NextStudent, retaking the ACT, retaking the SAT, SAT, student loans, Tom Ewing

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...

Filed under: ACT, Andrew Moltz, career credentialing, career credentials, Career Readiness Certificate, Career Readiness Certificate test, College Financial Aid, college loans, College Student Loans, College Tuition, financial aid, Inside Higher Education, National Association for Career Credentialing, NextStudent, Orangeburg- Calhoun Technical College, Piedmont Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, student loans, tuition

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...

Filed under: Brevard Community College, College Financial Aid, college loans, College Student Loans, College Tuition, expensive gas, financial aid, Harrisburg Area Community College, high cost of gas, Jeffrey Young, NextStudent, Northampton Community College, online classes, online college, online college courses, rising gas prices, student loans, Tennessee Board of Regents, The Chronicle of Higher Education, tuition, University of Illinois

Student Loan-Comparison Web Sites Losing Lenders, Gaining Borrowers
14 July 08 10:42 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While demand for websites that allow borrowers to compare student loans is growing, the number of lenders listed on these sites is dwindling, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Web Sites That Compare Loans Gain Users, Lose Read More...

Filed under: College Loan Market, college loans, compare student loans, financial aid, government subsidy cuts, LendingTree, loan-comparison sites, NextStudent, parent borrowers, SimpleTuition, student loan borrowers, student loans, subprime mortgage crisis fallout

Colleges Experiencing Surge in On-Campus Housing as Economy Sags
11 July 08 03:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At colleges across the country, it won’t be long before students will start flocking back to campus, and with on-campus housing demand far exceeding supply, many school housing officials aren’t sure where all those students are going to live, according Read More...

Filed under: Andrew David, Bryant University, college loan, college loans, financial aid, Inside Higher Education, John Carroll University, Massachusetts State College Building Authority, NextStudent, student loan, student loans, tuition

Princeton Review to Rate Colleges on Eco-Friendly Initiatives
10 July 08 05:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In addition to categories like tuition and fees, and campus life, colleges and universities are now being rated on just how green they are, according to an article in The Christian Science Monitor (“ Now, ‘Green’ Report Cards for U.S. Colleges ,” July Read More...

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Doctors Could Get Up to $150,000 to Repay Student Loans in Exchange for Rural Service
10 July 08 01:44 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Under a new student-loan repayment program, doctors in Colorado could get help paying off up to $150,000 of their student loans if they agree to work in one of the state’s rural and underserved communities (“ Health Foundation Repays Doctors’ Loans for Read More...

Filed under: college loans, Colorado Area Health Education Centers, Colorado Health Foundation, Dr. Jack Westfall, medical school student loans, NextStudent, Physician Loan Repayment Program, student loans, student-loan repayment program, underserved communities, young doctors

NextStudent to Be Spotlighted at Largest Virtual College Fair
10 July 08 09:06 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Don Fenstermaker, the founder and CEO of NextStudent, will join noted names Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, and Kim Clark, senior writer for U.S. World & News Report, as one of only a few financial aid experts to give a live streaming video keynote presentation on college financing at today’s CollegeWeekLive event. Read More...

Filed under: college, college fair, college loans, CollegeWeekLive, Education Finance Advisors, federal student loans, FinAid, FinAid.org, financial aid, financing, higher education, Kim Clark, Mark Kantrowitz, NextPath, NextStudent, Paying for College, private student loans, Scholarship Search Engine, Scholarships, student loans, tuition, U.S. News & World Report

Davidson College Sees Positive Results After Eliminating Student Loans
09 July 08 08:44 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Princeton was the first university to completely eliminate student loans from its financial aid packages in 2001, and Harvard’s announcement to follow in Princeton’s footsteps this fall garnered national media attention as no-loan financial aid policies began to turn up across the Ivy League and at other elite schools nationwide. But it’s small, selective, liberal arts Davidson College in North Carolina that’s already seeing results after getting a head start over the rest of the Ivies by doing away with student loans last year. Read More...

Filed under: Amherst, Christopher Gruber, Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, Columbia University, Dartmouth, Davidson College, debt, federal student loans, financial aid, Harvard, higher education, Jonathan Epstein, loan caps, Maguire Associates, NextStudent, North Carolina, Princeton, private student loans, Stanford, student loan debt, student loans, Swarthmore, tuition, Yale

Club Ed: University With Four-Star Service Caters to Students
08 July 08 05:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

President of North Carolina’s High Point University , Nido R. Qubein , who is also a motivational speaker and businessman, believes that students should be treated like customers and should enjoy obtaining their education, according to an article in The Read More...

Filed under: businessman, Club Ed, college, College Student Loans, corporate consultant, financial aid, High Point University, Liberty University, motivational speaker, NextStudent, Nido R. Qubein, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas Bartlett, tuition

Admissions and Financial Aid Experts to Offer Live College Financing Advice at Free Online College Fair
08 July 08 08:12 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

CollegeWeekLive, the largest virtual college fair on the Web, will offer students and parents the opportunity this week to interact live and online with a wide range of college planning and financial aid professionals, including admissions counselors, financial aid experts, and advisors from some of the top college financing companies in the industry. Read More...

Filed under: admissions, college, college fair, college loans, CollegeWeekLive, financial aid, NextStudent, private student loans, Scholarships, student loans, tuition

Renting May Be Solution to High Cost of College Textbooks
07 July 08 07:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 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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