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While a lot of kids are celebrating the arrival of summer and planning trips to the pool and beach, many students are heading back to school for the summer. If you are one of them, there is some good news for you!
For the first time in the history of the Federal Pell Grant, students who have used all of their Pell Grant eligibility in the fall and spring semesters can receive additional grant funding for summer school. The change, legislated by the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, is
June 7, 2010
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Title is a sing-a-long to, Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?
Arizona colleges plan to raise tuition by double digits! Reported by Anne Ryman in The Arizona Republic
Double-digit tuition increases could be in store for all undergraduate students at the University of Arizona and for new students starting in fall 2009 at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.
But students at two of the three state universities, ASU and NAU, would get a bit of a break in future years as
November 7, 2008
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Vanderbilt announced today that beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year, they will offer grants to all students in lieu of need-based loans. This applies to all new and returning students.
Way to go Vandy!
October 3, 2008
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The Obama education tax credit will not only target lower income families, but those of middle income families as well. Here's how the numbers stack up for two families of 4:
Adjusted gross income $66,000
Itemized deductions 20,000
4 exemptions @$3,500 14,000
Taxable Income $ 32,000
Tax $ 4,000
Tax credit 4,000
Tax due
September 15, 2008
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Reecy will be the focus of a FREE teleseminar Thrusday, Aug. 7th. Get the details here. Learn legal secrets to qualify for maximum financial aid and how families can appeal unappealing financial aid offers!
August 5, 2008
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Reecy Aresty, president of College Assistance, Inc., an admissions/financial aid services company in Boca Raton, FL, announced today that he will be concentrating his efforts and financial aid expertise to assist MA families caught up in this latest loan snafu. Families are encouraged to send an email to reecy@paylessforcollege.com or call him for a FREE consultation at: 561.353.4000.
July 29, 2008
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In a sincere effort to make college more affordable, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 allocating billions of dollars for low interest student loans. It is fair to say that the Johnson Administration could not have foreseen that their good intentions would actually lead to an escalation of college tuitions past the $50,000 mark!
In the same manner that insurance coverage has lead to obscene medical costs, the government’s federal aid for higher educatio
July 25, 2008
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Pay Less For College, an interactive radio show, will debut Sunday, July 20 at 10:00 AM EDT on WNJC 1360 AM, stream on the Internet at wnjc1360.com, and shows will also be archived at Paylessforcollege.com. Reecy will answer listeners questions and explain the ins and outs of the college admissions/financial aid process and reveal what the colleges, the states, and the feds don't want families to know. Every show will deal with a specific topic and follow his College Funding Timeline.
July 18, 2008
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Reported by Adam Clark - The Daily Collegian Online
The Penn State Board of Trustees on Friday approved a 5.9 percent increase in tuition for the 2008-09 school year, the highest increase since 2005.
Still, "our tuition increase is going to be below the average of similar institutions," Penn State President Graham Spanier said during a presentation during Friday's board meeting. "I'm very pleased that we were able to keep it at a reasonable level, given the very modest appropriations."
July 15, 2008
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Reported by Gil Kaufman - M TV
Ohio GI Promise essentially grants vets full scholarships at state's public schools.
Just a week after President Bush signed off on a new GI Bill that essentially guarantees veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars full scholarships at their home state's public colleges and universities, Ohio has upped the ante by announcing that it will offer in-state tuition rates to those who attend college in the Buckeye State.
According to The New York Times, the Ohio
July 10, 2008
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New rate schedule follows:
First disbursement of a loan:
Interest rate on the unpaid
balance
Made on or after
And made before
July 1, 2008
July 1, 2009
6.0 percent
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2010
5.6 percent
July 1, 2010
July 1, 2011
4.5 percent
July 1, 2011
July 1, 2012
3.4 percent
The above chart is for subsidized loans only; unsubsidized Stafford Loans remain at 6.8%.
June 27, 2008
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Reported in the Memphis Business Journal
Tuition and fees at Tennessee colleges and universities will increase 5.85 percent in 2008-09, according to the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association.
For the 2008-09 school year, the average published tuition and fees for undergraduate students attending a TICUA member private four-year institution in Tennessee will be about $18,000 per year. Last year, students attending four-year private institutions in Tennessee paid 28 per
June 26, 2008
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The Univ. of MI is hard up for cash, so they will raise tuition and fees for the fall term by 5.6%. Stay tuned for the latest info on your favorite schools.
June 20, 2008
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Reported by Amy Rolph - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The University of Washington Board of Regents approved two controversial changes for the state's flagship university Thursday -- one that will have some students reaching deeper into their wallets and another that already has divided faculty in science departments.
The regents voted to raise tuition 7 percent for most students starting this fall -- an increase of more than $400. They also decided to move forward with the creation of a Coll
June 13, 2008
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Reported by Janet Frankston Lorin - Bloomberg
A U.S. program to support college lenders is ensuring that students will get the government-backed financial aid they need for the 2008-2009 academic year, after a seizure in the credit markets threatened the flow of funding.
At Michigan State University in East Lansing, 6,042 students have received $26 million in federally guaranteed loans since early May, said Val Meyers, associate director of financial aid, in an interview on June 6. SLM Cor
June 11, 2008
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On May 7, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008, which was supposed to quell panic in the student loan crisis. However, in reality, it did nothing more than add fuel to an ongoing fire by ensuring that the colleges and lenders will benefit at the expense of students and their families.
The new law follows on the heels of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA), and should be re-titled the Ensuring Continued Increases to
June 4, 2008
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UM jumps the gun on new Stafford Loans
Two weeks before President Bush signed H.R. 5715 into law, Miami’s financial aid office had already cranked up the presses and doled out non-existent federal student aid. The new law enables undergraduates to obtain an additional $8,000 ($2,000/yr for four years) as an unsubsidized Stafford Loan.
A full 2 weeks before the Senate had even voted on it, Miami awarded a student an unauthorized Stafford loan rather than a Grant or scholarship, saving thems
May 28, 2008
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Additional aid can be obtained before school starts.
By now, you've received your award letter, and thousands of families are unaware they can be challenged. I’m a 29 year veteran of financial aid trench warfare and have been extremely successful at enhancing what many perceive is a lost cause - an appeal.
Here are a few of my guidelines for an appeal letter:
• 2008 income and/or assets will be substantially less than 2007
• Death, divorce, job loss, or excessive health bi
May 22, 2008
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Two students who I counseled will join the Class of 2012 have been shortchainged in their financial aid packages. Harvard ignored the 10% rule and overcharged one family $750. Per my instructions, the other family appealed and received an additional $6,000 of financial aid! What if they hadn't! If there are any Crimson students out there who would like a free review of their financial aid offer, please contact us ASAP!
May 13, 2008
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In 2007, the College Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 2669) increased both the Pell Grant (benefiting students) and the Stafford Loan (benefiting colleges & lenders). While there are far more Stafford borrowers than Pell recipients, the rich got richer at the expense of those less affluent.
Now, in May, 2008, the student loan crisis is taking another turn which will be reinforced by federal legislation, the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (H.R. 5715). Once again, to no
May 8, 2008
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