Wednesday, April 8, 2009

College Decision Time: Sizing Up Financial Aid - Smartmoney.com

College Decision Time: Sizing Up Financial Aid - Smartmoney.com

College Decision Time: Sizing Up Financial Aid
Smartmoney.com
With both loans, if the school is part of the direct lending program (meaning it receives loans from the federal government), you can apply through the college's financial aid office. If the school participates in the Federal Family Education Loan ...
Student Aid Contributes to Ballooning Tuition, Report Says Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Plummeting Home Prices Mean New Headache for Parents Paying Tuition The MIT Tech
Tech to award returning students financial aid packages in April Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition
UW Badger Herald
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College Officials Strategizing to Ensure Fall Enrollment in Tough ... - Diverse

College Officials Strategizing to Ensure Fall Enrollment in Tough ...
Diverse, VA
The school also abandoned its relationships with private banks last month and has returned to the government’s direct student lending program, a more reliable source for funding student loans in this economy. “In a lot of ways, the admissions process ...


Thousands of students to benefit from new state loans - Schenectady Gazette

Thousands of students to benefit from new state loans
Schenectady Gazette, NY
CAPITAL REGION — The state budget that lawmakers are expected to pass includes $50 million for a new college loan program that officials estimate will serve between 40000 and 45000 students who would otherwise turn to private lenders. ...
2 schools of thought on new student loan program Lower Hudson Journal news
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Student debt and defaults surge - Christian Science Monitor

Student debt and defaults surge
Christian Science Monitor, MA
Sallie Mae, America’s largest lender to college students, announced last month a loan type that students start paying while still in college. The early jump on interest payments means that balances can be paid off an average of nine years earlier, ...