Archive for the 'Financial Aid' Category

College Student Aid May Soon Be Disbursed by Debit Cards

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Another Student Loan Resource:
According to the April 23, 2007 article by Paul Basken, titled “New Rules Are Designed to Streamline Flow of Federal Student Aid to Colleges and Students” that appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education:
                     
“Representatives of the U.S. Education Department, colleges, higher-education associations, and business have agreed on a package of rule changes [...]

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Internship programs in the US – earn while you learn!

Friday, January 19th, 2007

More Sources for Financial Aid:In the series of posts about international students working in the US, we explained generally how difficult it is to work while in the US. You can see those 5 posts here:On-Campus, Severe Economic Hardship, OPT, CPT, International InstitutionBut there are exceptions to every rule, and this one is no different. [...]

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Internship programs in the US – earn while you learn!

Friday, January 12th, 2007

More Sources for Financial Aid:
In the series of posts about international students working in the US, we explained generally how difficult it is to work while in the US. You can see those 5 posts here:On-Campus, Severe Economic Hardship, OPT, CPT, International InstitutionBut there are exceptions to every rule, and this one is no different. [...]

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Student Loans for International Students

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

More Sources for Financial Aid:
Financing an education in the United States is difficult, even for a US student. For international students, paying for college in the US is even harder. Almost two-thirds of all students enrolled at private four-year US schools receive loans of some type. US students can receive loans guaranteed by the government [...]

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Paying for College: Pre-High School Savings and Financial Aid

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

by Kyan Kandace
Welcome to the first installment of ePrep’s coverage of college financial aid. I am excited to introduce Don Betterton as the site’s most recent guest expert. Don was the director of financial aid at Princeton University for thirty (30) years. During his time at Princeton, aid awards increased from $3.4 million in 1973-74 [...]

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International Students Save Money at Community Colleges

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

More Sources for Financial Aid:Even though more US colleges and universities are making financial aid and scholarships available to international students, most international students at US colleges and universities still must rely on their own sources of funds to pay for their education — like family funds, loans and savings. And the cost of education [...]

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Sources of Funds for International Students in the US

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

More Sources for Financial Aid:Most international students at US colleges and universities still must rely on their own sources of funds to pay for their education — like family funds, loans and savings. Although many US schools continue to increase the number of scholarships and the amount of financial aid available to international students (for [...]

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