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UC System Needs a Boost of Higher-Paying Students
05 January 09 04:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
The University of California public school system is considering increasing the number of out-of-state students it accepts in an effort to help UC schools bring in more revenue and offset cuts in state funding, reports the Los Angeles Times (“ UC Officials Read More...
Program to Offer NY Students Low-Cost College Loans
17 December 08 04:36 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
Despite New York’s $15 billion budget deficit, Gov. David Paterson announced he is creating a student loan program that would allow New York college students to borrow $350 million in low-cost private student loans directly from the state, reports The Read More...
Colleges Using Creative Solutions to Meet Growing Demand For On-Campus Housing
30 July 08 06:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
Forty percent more upperclassmen requested on-campus housing this year at the University of Missouri than the previous year, creating a housing-accommodation challenge that colleges across the country are facing this fall, according to an article in The Read More...
Harvard Professor Urges Students to Consider Public Service Over Wall Street
25 June 08 12:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 7 Comments   
A Harvard University education professor is challenging undergraduates at elite colleges to forgo high-paying consulting and finance jobs, for careers in public service. The professor, Howard Gardner , is leading seminars at Harvard and, Amherst College Read More...
Teach for America Sees Surge in Applications
24 June 08 03:40 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
Teach for America, the nonprofit program that recruits graduates of elite colleges to become teachers at underserved public schools, is on a winning streak, according to U.S. News & World Report (“ Plenty of Praise for Teach for America ,” June 20, Read More...
New Report Details Federal Grant, Student Loan Trends
04 June 08 05:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
During the 2005–06 academic year, 75 percent of the 2.7 million full-time undergraduates pursuing a program certification or a bachelor’s degree for the first time received one or more types of financial aid, according to a new report on enrollment in Read More...
Wilkes University Puts Freshman Recruits Front and Center and Billboard-Size
04 May 08 03:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
Wilkes University, a small, private school in northeastern Pennsylvania, is using a quirky new in-your-face $120,000 ad campaign to get the attention of today’s media- and marketing-savvy students. The university is plastering personalized messages on billboards, pizza boxes, gas pumps, and even on MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to students it wants to make a part of its freshman class. Read More...
Death by Popcorn
14 September 07 02:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
Microwave popcorn “pushers” grossed well over a billion dollars ($1.33 billion to be exact) in the year 2000. But this popular, ubiquitous snack food may be adversely affecting your health, making you sick and potentially even leading to death. We’re Read More...
Gaming Industry Giving Back to Its Girl Gamers
14 September 07 03:51 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
As big-name video game companies in the multibillion dollar gaming industry search for ways to expand their market share and find new audiences in an increasingly saturated marketplace, some of them are turning to a segment that’s oft-ignored in the gaming Read More...
Meningitis Puts College Students at Risk
09 September 07 09:46 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
The close quarters, the shared drinks, the all-nighters that weaken your immune system, and other aspects of your college lifestyle can make you more susceptible to meningitis, a virulent disease that, in its bacterial form, can kill you within days and Read More...
All Work for Little Play: Less Popular Collegiate Sports Teams Forced to Fundraise
04 September 07 12:15 AM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   
We imagine the life of a standout college athlete as being a glamorous foray into a fame-filled world of celebrity status. For former student sports superstars like Matt Leinart , Diana Taurasi and Carmelo Anthony , strolling through their respective Read More...

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