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Attention Freshmen and Transfer Students: Colleges Still Have Openings
07 May 09 03:25 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Almost 260 colleges and universities around the country still have openings for students, and most of these schools still have ample financial aid available. Read More...

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Tens of Thousands of College Work-Study Students to Benefit From Stimulus
24 February 09 03:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

An additional 130,000 college work-study students may have jobs next year thanks to the economic-stimulus bill that President Obama just signed into law which allocates approximately $200 million in new funding for Federal Work-Study Programs , reports Read More...

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Financial Aid Experts Brainstorm Ways to Help Students Survive Recession
29 January 09 05:48 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At a recent financial aid conference, aid professionals discussed what colleges and universities can do to help struggling families pay for college amid a weakening economy, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Student-Aid Experts Offer Advice Read More...

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Colleges Step Up, Help Students With Extra Financial Aid
08 January 09 04:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

If recent data is any indication, families are struggling to come up with the cash they need to send their children to college, and schools across the country are doing something to help those who’ve come up short, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

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Nearly Half of All Community College Students Skip FAFSA, Lose Out on Financial Aid
21 October 08 05:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Nearly 40 percent of full-time community college students don’t receive federal financial aid because they don’t bother to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), according to a new report released by the federal Advisory Committee Read More...

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College CFO’s Say ‘Keeping up With the Joneses Mentality Contributes to Higher Tuition Costs
06 May 08 03:52 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

According to a new report, 78 percent of college finance officers expect that tuition costs will continue to outpace inflation, largely because colleges, faced with stiff competition, must bolster their amenities to better attract students. Most respondents Read More...

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