FAP932: Scholarship craziness, heavy metal Hanukkah, MASFAA 2009

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

Why does college cost so much?

Merit based scholarships getting the axe.

Scholarship Update

Entertainment abounds in the results of our $10,000 scholarship. We hope to have a confirmed winner really soon.

In the meantime, our next $10,000 scholarship deadline is December 15.

Focus on Financial Aid

Notes from MASFAA.

Community colleges are seeing huge unprecedented enrollment numbers because of families’ financial situations
It is important for fin aid professionals to educate parents and help them understand why they may not qualify for aid
Personal outreach and a phone call one of the best ways to start a financial aid appeal, esp. for parents.
Financial aid administrators using Zillow to help determine actual need of families in tough times. Interesting.
Secret financial aid codephrase: temporary hardship award. One-time short term financial aid appeal award.
Prepare for all federal student loans to be disbursed only through the Dept. of Education by July 2010.
Upcoming FAFSA filing will let you import data directly from the IRS
Interesting: financial aid verification (audits) costs MORE than the financial aid programs they support.
New IRS data import will not be available until July 2010.

Free Stuff Friday

APC pocket planner

Walmart dental floss

GNC fruit bars

Sears classic montage

Cloth shopping bag

Silly little Robo pen

Avery holiday shipping labels

Kum and Go 20 oz coffee

Free Song of the Week

Gods of Fire
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FAP931: Swine flu, credit cards, and our $10,000 scholarship

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Weekly Financial Aid News

Insane credit card rates!

Swine flu!

Scholarship Update

Tomorrow we’re giving away $10,000. Are you ready?

Free Stuff Friday

4GB drive from MicroCenter

Brilliant Brunette Shampoo

Clorox wipes

Nescafe Taster’s Choice

Bottle of Cherry Coke (20oz)

Menchie’s Yogurt

Toy from Mattel at Sears

Desk Clock

Target 8×10

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FAP930: Financial aid, tuition increases, blankets, and grilled chicken

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

Back to the old format. I just like it better.

Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship

Tuition costs up as much as 6% at publics

Income based repayment problems

Scholarship Update

• Scholarships for agriculture studies
• New York Women in Communications Foundation 2010 Scholarship Program
• National ACT High School Poster Concept Contest
• Francois Fiessinger Scholarship
• Collegiate Inventors Competition
• Avon Scholarship Program for Representatives
• Philadelphia Eagles Common Knowledge Scholarship
• Scholarships 4 Moms $10,000 Scholarship
• Elks National Foundation Scholarship
• National Ice Cream Retailers Scholarship

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Free Stuff Friday

Edible arrangements fruit

Kefir probiotic wellness bar

Dentaburst gum

Snuggie blanket

Ziploc bags

Dove intensive lotion

BusinessWeek Magazine

Halloween wallet photos

Free KFC Grilled Chicken piece on 10/26 (Monday)

Maxim magazine digital edition

Bluray DVD player

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FAP924: Student loan debt repayment, outlet malls, free stuff

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Student Financial Aid News

Students borrowing more than ever.

Have you read about income based repayment?

Private student loan swap proposal.

Scholarship Update

NASA ASEE scholarship. The Aeronautics Scholarship Program (ASP) offers our nation’s research leaders of tomorrow exceptional funding: Undergraduate Students * $15,000 awarded for each school year, to be used for educational related expenses * $10,000 Summer internship at a NASA Research Center * 2 years of support Graduate Students * $35,000 stipend * $11,000 awarded each year, to be used for educational related expenses * $10,000 Summer internship at a NASA Research Center * 2 years of support, with an option for 3.

Details at our free college scholarship search site.

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News You Can Use

How outlet malls take more of your money than you ever thought possible, and the tricks they use to get you.

Free Stuff Friday

Buckets of free stuff today! We’ve got:

Dennys Buy 1 Get 1 Grand Slam

Red Clover soap

Borders free coffee

iPod speaker system

Avril Lavigne perfume

Quaker Oats granola bar

Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cleaning gel

Country Bobs All Purpose sauce

Bear Naked granola bar

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FAP922: Social media scholarship, last minute financial aid, free stuff

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Student Financial Aid News

From Forbes Magazine:

“Most states have quasi-governmental agencies that monitor the status of federally subsidized student loans and administer loan forgiveness programs for those who follow certain career paths,” Forbes reports. “Many of these agencies temporarily foot the bill for loan forgiveness before being reimbursed by the federal government. But some have been using excess revenues and state government funds to create their own loan forgiveness benefits. Now, with loan markets in turmoil and states facing record deficits, some state loan forgiveness initiatives are on shaky ground or have been cast aside altogether.”

From the Washington Post:

“College students are appealing financial aid decisions this summer in unprecedented numbers, an outpouring of need that underscores how layoffs and pay cuts have battered household budgets in the past year,” The Washington Post reports. “Appealing for more aid was a little-known and seldom-advertised option in higher education until this year. U.S. Education Department officials wrote to financial aid administrators in the spring, when most aid decisions are made, urging them to ‘reach out to your students … particularly those who seem to have hit a rough patch, to make sure that they know there may be ways that you can help.’”

Scholarship Update

Are you working towards a marketing degree that will take you through the constantly evolving world of multi-channel marketing (mobile, web, email, virtual worlds, social media networks, podcasting) in the 21st century?

How would you like to earn a $500 Scholarship and real world experience at the same time?

We will award one (1) $500 scholarship to the person with the highest number of referred sign-ups to ScholarshipPoints as of midnight, September 30.

Here’s how it will work:

Up to 20 people will be chosen to submit a two-page marketing strategy for driving ScholarshipPoints.com membership. How do you get chosen? Simple: tweet the reason why you should be one of the 20. The only requirements here are your tweet must include the hashtag #SPSMM and it must appear on the public timeline prior to Midnight EST August 23, 2009. Remember you have only 140 characters and only ONE shot to make the cut.

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News You Can Use

Are there secrets to winning scholarships? Yes and no. Many of them are common sense. Some are search queries. That said, there’s no magic bullet at all.

Free Stuff Friday

Apollo Dreamgirls Shirt

Parents’ Choice Baby Formula

Sports Illustrated Swimwear Edition

Tillys Back to School CD

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8×10 or 10×13 portrait from Picture People

Taylor Swift’s Single “Fifteen”

Astroglide

NoDoz Sample

Define the sample survey – $10 iTunes Card

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FAP921: FAFSA oversimplification, scholarship newsletter, gay chorus covers

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

FAFSA oversimplification and consequences.

Watching student loan company profits.

Scholarship cuts.

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Scholarship Update

Chevening Scholarships are prestigious awards available to international students for study in the United Kingdom.

The scholarships are named after Chevening House in Kent, the official country residence of the Foreign Secretary. They are available in more than 130 countries and around 1000 new Chevening Scholarships are awarded globally each year. Chevening scholarships offer an ideal opportunity for young, high-flying graduates not only to study their chosen subject, but also to meet and network with their peers in the unique learning atmosphere that the UK provides. The ultimate objective is to build a network of friends of the UK, who will be future leaders in their countries.

Candidates are selected by the British Embassy/British High Commission. The scheme is managed by the British Council, on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Details at our free college scholarship search site.

News You Can Use

Setting up your own personal scholarship newsletter.
- Use a service like Google Groups or other free mailing list providers
- Include affiliate links
- Include donations
- Provide updates on the progress of your own search
- Provide updates on things you’ve found that aren’t for you

Free Stuff Friday

It’s the best time of year for free stuff for college students as you head back to campus and gather up lots of crap you won’t need. Remember to donate what you don’t need to a local homeless shelter or food pantry if appropriate. Make a difference in your community without costing a dime.

Burts Bees Acne solution.

Lily Allen remixed.

Paramount citrus juicer, manual.

Lucy.com wristband.

Nurofen injector. You might want to ask a doctor about this before you go buying preloaded syringes of stuff on the Internet. Just sayin’.

Nature Valley trail mix.

1 year of SPIN magazine.

25 4×6 photos from Walgreens.

Kiwi splash drink mix.

Scrubbing Bubbles shower caddy.

Free Song of the Week

In the mood for a laugh?

London Gay Men’s Chorus
“The Masochism Tango” (mp3)
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FAP919: $10,000 Scholarship, Scholarship Points, Scholarship eBook

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

Notes from College Goal Sunday.

Scholarship Update

Our new Scholarship eBook is out!

Today is the deadline for our $10,000 scholarship drawing.

Scholarship Points

A video on how to use refer a friend:

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Minimum wage law changes and waitressing.

Mail Bag

Jerod asks, “How much money can u receive with fafsa? What are the best options in your opinion. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your help.”

Free Stuff Friday

Nero CD burning software

Dunkin flavored coffee.

N10 nail polish.

Free el Baton cigar. Usual disclaimer about how putting things that are on fire in your mouth can be hazardous to your health.

Urban Outitters has a ton of free MP3s.

National Museum Day is September 26, 2009. Tons of places will be giving away free admission. Go.

Total cereal.

Microflex gloves.

10 free moo cards.

A Shamwow cloth.

Gain plus Febreeze.

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FAP917: Diminishing student loans, IOU student aid, Twitter scholarships, Mystery song

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

US Bank exiting student lending.

An alternative student loan proposal.

Questionable issues at the FSA Ombudsman office?

California IOUs for student aid?

Scholarship Search

A refresher on using Twitter to find scholarships.

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Free Stuff Friday

Nivea stuff from WalMart. Part 1 | Part 2

Paper towels from WalMart.

Ziploc Pack and Go containers

McDonalds has free Mocha drinks on Mondays until August 3rd, between 7 AM and 7 PM.

5 issues of Oprah’s magazine.

15 songs on iTunes from Lollapalooza bands

Purina Beneful magazine

Aveda hand relief

Free Song of the Week

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FAP915: FAFSA, GI Bill, Scholarship Points, Mail Bag, Free Stuff

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

Changes to the FAFSA.

Changes to Veterans benefits.

Scholarship Points Update

We’re getting ready to start revamping Scholarship Points. Add your thoughts about what’s working and what’s not. We’re going Seth Godin Tribes style here.

Also, Scholarship Points referral points awards will be going from 20 points per referral to 30 points.

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Scholarship Update

Scholarship seekers and Internet enthusiasts alike are going to love Microsoft’s newest campaign, Create Your own Internet PSA. Can you think of an affliction or problem that Internet Explorer 8 can solve? Can you create a really fun acronym for said affliction? Then you’re halfway there. Now you just need to film your own Public Service Announcement (PSA) and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $2,500 scholarship!

Details at our free college scholarship search site.

Student Loan Network $10,000 scholarship.

Mail Bag

In the mail bag this week: Carol asks about scholarships. Marilyn asks about grad school. Jason asks about post-bac.

Free Stuff Friday

Free coffee at Borders.

Yoplait Whips.

Tasters Choice Coffee Stick.

Havaianas Flip Flops.

Digital Photo Pro Magazine and HD VIdeo Pro Magazine.

Kiplingers Personal Finance Magazine.

Redken 10,000 blondes hair dye giveaway.

$10,000 from the Student Loan Network.

Free Song of the Week

Whitney Steele, Last Love

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FAP913: Income based repayment, Canada, and free stuff

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

529 plans getting hammered.

Scholarship Update

Scholarships begging for applicants on MySpace.

In the interest of providing additional opportunities to potential students, the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges has once again moved the deadline for submission for a $1,000 or $5,000 Dade Medical College scholarship to June 30th, 2009. There is still more than $130K available for various programs of study at the Miami and Hialeah campuses of the college, including Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography, Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound, General Radiologic Technologist and more.

Details at our free college scholarship search site.

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News You Can Use

Income based repayment scaling.

Focus on Financial Aid

Oh Canada?

Free Stuff Friday

Burt’s Bees.

All National Parks. Visit such parks as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Park for absolutely free from June 20-21 (Father’s Day weekend), July 18-19, and August 15-16.

Ending today: underwear from Victoria’s Secret.

Green Hill CD of easy listening.

Report cards for baseball cards.

A small can of smell from Glade.

Free Song of the Week

Douglas Spotted Eagle, Doolitsaada

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