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College Admissions Offices Using Facebook as Recruiting Tool
03 October 08 02:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A growing number of graduate school admissions and college officers are turning to Facebook for recruiting, communicating with potential students and providing up-to-date news on the school through the social networking site, instead of relying on more Read More...

Filed under: Alison Damast, Business Week, Center for Marketing Research, Cheryl Millington, college, college financial aid, college loans, FaceBook, financial aid, MySpace, NextStudent, Nora Barnes, Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, paying for college, Rotman School of Management, San Diego State University, Scott Minto, Sports Business Management MBA Program, student loans, tuition, U.S. Open of Surfing, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, University of Toronto

MBA Cheating Scandal Ends With Almost 100 GMAT Scores Cancelled
12 September 08 01:46 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In June, 6,000 MBA hopefuls saw their aspirations come crashing down when it came to light that their GMAT scores could be cancelled due to a cheating scandal that involved the illegal posting of live GMAT test questions on Scoretop.com . Most of those Read More...

Filed under: Business Week, college, college financial aid, college loans, College Tuition, David Wilson, Derrick Bolton, financial aid, GMAC, GMAT Cheating Scandal, GMAT test, Louis Lavelle, MBA cheating scandal, MBA hopefuls, NextStudent, paying for college, Robert Dolan, Ross School of Business, Stanford University, student loans, The Graduate Management Admission Council, tuition, University of Chicago, University of Michigan

Virginia Commonwealth University Improperly Awarded Degree to Police Chief
11 September 08 01:02 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an incident that mirrors the recent scandal at West Virginia University where an executive M.B.A. was improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, an investigation found that Virginia Commonwealth University awarded the state’s police chief a bachelor’s Read More...

Filed under: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, college, college financial aid, college loans, College Tuition, degree scandal, FBI Academy, financial aid, improperly awarded degree, NextStudent, paying for college, Reeves Wiedeman, Rodney Monroe, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, tuition, University of Phoenix, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Virginia University

College Textbook Sales Drop, Online Piracy Possible Cause
05 September 08 02:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sales of new textbooks at some of the nation’s college presses are declining, and though many press directors are unsure why sales are slipping, others think it may have to do with online piracy of the books, according to an article in The Chronicle of Read More...

Filed under: Alex Holzman, Association of American University Presses, Cambridge University Press, Chicago Manual of Style, college, college financial aid, college loans, College Tuition, Daphne Ireland, financial aid, Jennifer Howard, NextStudent, Oxford University Press, paying for college, Princeton University Press, student loans, Temple University Press, textbook piracy, textbook sales, The Chronicle of Higher Education, tuition, University of Chicago Press, University of Illinois Press, University of North Carolina Press, Willis Regier

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...

Filed under: Aaron Lee, college, college financial aid, college loans, College on the Record, College Tuition, eBay, financial aid, Newsadvance, NextStudent, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, paying for college, student loans, Tom Beacham, Top 5 College Scams, tuition, tuition auction, tuition bill auction, tuition bill scam, University of Virginia, Zack Ketz

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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Community Banks May Be an Option for Families Looking to Weather Student Loan Crunch
06 August 08 06:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although the turmoil in the nation’s credit markets has forced student loan providers, including some big banks, to stop offering federal and private student loans, these lenders’ financial troubles may provide the opening community banks need to get Read More...

Filed under: college, college financial aid, community banks, credit crisis, credit crunch, Douglas Stebbins, financial aid, local banks, NextStudent, student loan, student loan credit crunch, student loans, tuition

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...

Filed under: American InterContinental University, college, college aid, college financial aid, college student loan, College Student Loans, College Tuition, financial aid, GI Bill, Kelly Field, NextStudent, student loan, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Tidewater Community College, tuition, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Maryland

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...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college aid, college financial aid, College Tuition, current legislation session, federal student aid, financial aid, Goldie Blumenstyk, Higher Education Act, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, NextStudent, Pell Grant, Student Aid, student loan, student loans, tuition

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...

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

Many Private Colleges Face Uncertain Financial Futures, Moody’s Says
09 July 08 05:12 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In the last few years, private colleges have experienced significant financial growth. However, due to the tumultuous student-loan market, sagging economy, and poor performing investments, small private colleges may start to see a different financial Read More...

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