Financial Aid For The Rich?

April 29th, 2008

Some Rich Students ‘Merit’ Financial Aid
U.S. News & World Report, DC - 7 hours ago
By Kim Clark Although college tuition prices are at an all-time high, colleges are, on average, issuing stingier financial aid packages this year,
College loans costing more Cincinnati Enquirer
Students and parents shaken by tuition hikes, turmoil in the Houston Chronicle
THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION: College tuition boost on radar The Daily Advertiser
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
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College Financial Aid How-To: Understanding Your Financial Aid
CNNMoney.com (press release) - 15 hours ago
NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ — Right now is when parents and students are trying to decipher the financial aid award letter that just came in the mail.
Report Calls for Directing Federal Aid to Neediest Students Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
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“Commentary”-Financial Aid For Low Income Families
Nightly Business Report, FL - 1 hour ago
COM: The economy is in recession, struggling with the most serious housing downturn since the great depression and a financial crisis that is as bad as they

Students encouraged to utilize financial aid options
Stockton Record, CA - 22 hours ago
The Web site www.icanaffordcollege.com has information about deadlines for applying for financial aid, as well as tips for beginning the process.
News makers — Published April 28, 2008 Stockton Record
When art meets science Stockton Record
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Student leaders ask for more financial aid
Spectator Eau Claire (subscription), WI - Apr 27, 2008
Student leaders expressed a strong need for increased need-based financial aid at a UW System Board of Regents meeting with student representatives from

Market Features The Savage Truth: How to Pay for College
TheStreet.com - Apr 27, 2008
It’s the time of year when college applicants are receiving acceptance notices — and the now-equally important letters offering financial aid.
SimpleTuition Launches Special Site with Interactive Comparison Business Wire (press release)
Kathy Kristoff: Sizing up financial-aid packages for college Arizona Daily Star
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Economic shifts complicate college loans
Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription), MA - 6 minutes ago
BY KRISTIN PALPINI STAFF WRITER A cloud of anxiety hung over people in line at Holyoke Community College’s financial aid office Friday morning.

P5-B aid for poor should not be doleout, says CBCP head
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 19 hours ago
“I hope the financial aid really reaches those whom they intend to benefit. We have heard and read before of scams involving large sums of money from the

College planning is new advisory niche
InvestmentNews, NY - 19 hours ago
Financial aid officers are wary of college planners “who overpromise what can be done for students or charge a fee to do what students and families,

Financial aid deals reached with SHU
Adrian Daily Telegram, MI - Apr 26, 2008
The Clinton and Madison school districts are the latest to reach financial aid agreements with Siena Heights University. Qualified Clinton Community Schools