4/28: Student Loan radio, Rutgers, Duke iPods,gas prices, laptop scholarship, financial aid minute, award letters, (comment line 877-328-1565 x529), #239
Student Financial Aid News
+ Coming soon: Student Loan Radio!
+ Music shows will be put there - StudentLoanRadio.com
+ The Rutgers University president and 19 students traveled to Washington, D.C., Wednesday to pressure New Jersey lawmakers for more student aid in response to recent cuts to education funding.
+ College in Hawaii doing well - $600M surplus in state budget is being divided up and $275M of that is going to education
+ U.S. economic growth is increasing at a slow enough pace to keep inflation at bay, signaling that the Federal Reserve Bank might be permitted to stop its interest-rate hikes, according to the Fed’s beige book.
+ Consolidate at StudentLoanConsolidator.com or call 877-328-1565
+ Despite job markets still tightening, the economy is growing at a fast enough pace to keep unemployment from rising. Officials expected economic growth to moderate at a long-term rate of 3% to 3.5%.
+ Officials continued to report a softening housing market, with March new-home sales 11.5% below their peak last July. Sales of existing homes were down 4.8% from their peak last June.
+ Duke University’s iPods in education has netted interesting results. One professor who required students to fulfill one assignment by creating an audio podcast instead of a written paper. When Duke officials analyzed the results, they found that students had actually written more (in terms of drafts, scripts, etc.) than they would have for a traditional report. And because students shared their podcasts not only with the faculty member but gave them to other students to listen to, “we’re finding the overall quality increase, because of the whole peer dynamic.”
Scholarship Update
+ City of Anaheim Mayor’s TechScholar Program Scholarship
+ For college bound sophomore or juniors
+ 33 awards of a free laptop and 2 years of free wifi service
+ Application, transcript, and 500 word essay on freedom
+ Deadline June 2, 2006
+ Detailed scholarship information at our scholarship web site
+ Now with $654M in scholarships!
Mail Bag
+ Steve Lubitz writes in with additonal gas tips
+ Be sure to subscribe to the Financial Aid Newsletter! This month, we’re going to tackle gas tips again
+ Petition letter to boycott Exxon-Mobil? Econ 101, folks!
+ Gas prices are largely about supply and demand
+ Prices are based on this - the greater the supply, the lower the price
+ Short and long term fixes are both important - conservation now and alternative fuels later
Financial Aid Minute
+ The question: what’s the best way for someone to “negotiate” or appeal their financial aid award letter?
+ Bob Shore, Director of Student Aid, Skidmore College
+ Carol Bradley, Financial Aid Director, Southeastern University
+ Kent McGowan, Director of Financial Aid, Buffalo State College
Podsafe Music
+ Colleen Jameson, The Send Off
+ Music via the Podsafe Music Network
+ Stop by our MySpace page!
Reminders
+ Consolidate your student loans at StudentLoanConsolidator.com
+ Student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com
+ Need financial aid help? Call us at 877-328-1565!
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+ Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com.
+ The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
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