29 July 2010
Last academic year (2009-2010) the Department of Education funded federal work study jobs to the tune of $1,174,492,000 (yes, that is over a billion dollars). This coming academic year (2010-2011), DOE is funding work study with $974,492,000. I know these numbers are quite large but the important thing that you need to take a look [...]
Posted in Paying For College0 Comments
28 July 2010
The state of our economy over the past few years has been like a roller coaster ride. Unfortunately, I think it has been going down more than it has been going up and I think we even experienced a loop somewhere along the way. The optimist in me feels that we are [...]
Posted in Michigan0 Comments
27 July 2010
Whether to have a car on campus is probably one of the greatest debates that an incoming college student can encounter. Some students don’t have to worry about making this choice because it has already been made for them… either the college doesn’t permit first year students to have a car [...]
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23 July 2010
Many families put a lot of effort in comparing the bottom line costs associated with their son or daughter attending the college of their choice. If finances were not a driving force in the college selection, students would probably attend the college they feel most connected to without regard to price. [...]
Posted in Paying For College1 Comment
22 July 2010
The following article is provided by the good folks at The Real College Guide. We are pleased to have them as a Contributor for CheapScholar.org. This article provides a good foundation for the information covered by SAFRA. If you have additional questions or would like me to provide additional details on any aspect of [...]
Posted in Current Events0 Comments
21 July 2010
I don’t know this guy but I like his philosophy on saving for education. Gavin Newsom is the mayor of San Francisco and he has high hopes of every student going to college regardless of their economic status. His convictions on this topic are so strong that he is committed to [...]
Posted in California0 Comments
19 July 2010
If you are a college student, work at a college, or ever stepped foot on a college campus, then you probably are very familiar with Amazon.com. Over the years it has topped the internet as a premium competitive resource to buy and sell goods. Amazon started their business as a book retailer but now you [...]
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16 July 2010
Last year the University of Massachusetts adopted a 15.8 percent increase on tuition. However, this was on paper only because at the same time they implemented this tuition increase, they also provided students with a one time “rebate” of $1,100 to offset the $1,500 increase (netting students with only a $400 increase [...]
Posted in Massachusetts0 Comments
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