Earlier this week we talked about whether or not distance learning is a good fit for you. Even if you passed our five-question "quiz" with flying colors, there's another factor that any would-be student needs to consider: Cost. The viability of financial aid is a major factor for many students in selecting a school, and online schools are no different. In fact, a new study … [Read more...] about Financial Aid for Online Degrees
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Should Parents Co-sign a Student Loan?
Yesterday, we talked about whether or not paying for college should be the parents' responsibility. At the end of the post, I asked what you thought about cosigning a student loan. Is co-signing a great way for parents to help out their kids with the rising cost of college? Or is co-signing a slippery slope that does nothing but hinder both parties? Lots of financial experts … [Read more...] about Should Parents Co-sign a Student Loan?
How Green is Your School?
This is not exactly financial aid related, but I saw this cool website and just had to share. GreenReportCard.org provides in-depth sustainability profiles of three hundred colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The extensive data for this project is based primarily on information gathered through voluntary surveys of school administrators. There are … [Read more...] about How Green is Your School?
Scholarship Friday: High School Scholarship Contest; National Society of High School Scholars Scholarship; and Freedom in Academia Essay Contest
TGIF, scholarship seekers. The temperatures may be getting colder, but the scholarship world is heating up. In fact, the greatest number of scholarship deadlines fall between mid-November and mid-February, so now is definitely the time to get to work on your scholarship applications. As you know by now, every Friday I make your scholarship search a little bit easier by … [Read more...] about Scholarship Friday: High School Scholarship Contest; National Society of High School Scholars Scholarship; and Freedom in Academia Essay Contest
Scholarship Friday: Millenium Scholars Program, Dell Scholars Program, Mensa Scholarship
TGIF, all you scholarship seekers! Winter break is approaching, which means you should have plenty of time to devote to some of these awesome scholarships I have leads on for you today. As you know, I try to make your search for scholarships a little easier each Friday by previewing three scholarships with upcoming deadlines. Today, I've got the scoop on two of the biggest … [Read more...] about Scholarship Friday: Millenium Scholars Program, Dell Scholars Program, Mensa Scholarship