Financial Aid

Higher One, Student Financial Aid Company, Under Fire For Charging Students Excessive Fees

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Transaction Fees, Bank Fees, Student Debt, Higher One, Financial Aid, Debit Cards, Student Loans, Financial Aid Refund, Business News

As student loan debt soars, so do profits at a little-known company that manages students' financial aid disbursements for some of the nation's larges...

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Want To Avoid Student Debt? Think Twice About State Schools

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: State Budgets, Video, Unemployment, State Budget Cuts, State College, State Budget Crisis, State Schools, College, Student Debt, Boomerang Generation, Ivy League, Financial Aid, Job Market College Graduates, Student Loans, College Graduates, Money News

Student debt weighing on your mind? You might be surprised about where the worst of it comes from. A recent Reuters analysis of student debt at var...

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More Wealthy Parents Seeking Help Paying For Grade School

The Huffington Post | Emily Cohn | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, Financial Aid K-12, Rising Tuition Costs, Student Debt, Private Schools, Paying for Education, Financial Aid, Nyc Private Schools, Student Loans, Money News

Move over college students -- you're not the only ones seeking financial aid to pay for tuition. More parents are applying for loans and other hel...

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Mompreneurs: Helping Parents Plan For College

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, College Financial Aid Advisors, Financial Aid, Parents, College, Sandy Abrams, Jodi Okun, College Apps, Social Media, Small Business News

Jodi Okun was ready to get back to working after raising her kids who had left for college. She strategically thought about what she enjoys doing and then made a plan to build a business based around her passions.

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Mr. President, Here's the Best Way to End Financial Aid Misuse

Patrick O'Connor | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Training for School Counselors, Applying to College, Paying for College, School Counselors, Financial Aid, Help With Applying to College, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, College Applications, Detroit News

Students rely on high school counselors to help them negotiate the daunting maze of tests, applications and financial aid forms, but can still make uninformed decisions that don't work out. If you could change that trend for free, would you?

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New Student Aid Limitations Could Challenge Former Foster Youths

Ryann Blackshere | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Financial Aid, Congress, College, Foster Care, Foster Youth, Pell Grants, Education News

Looming changes to the Federal Pell Grant Program will jeopardize the college prospects of former foster youth, who often start toward higher education with no academic credentials and high financial needs.

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Her Story: I Paid My Own Way Through College

Her Campus | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: College Tuition, College, Financial Aid, Student Loan Debt, Student Debt, Student Loans, College News

I had no savings, an $800 acceptance fee due, and about $10,000 left to pay on my tuition for my freshman year alone, even after my very significant financial aid package. Not to mention plane tickets, textbooks, and winter clothes to pay for.

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You Can't Find College Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Patrick O'Connor | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: College Admissions Process, Financial Aid, Visiting a College a Campus, Choosing a College, How to Get Into College, Paying for College, College Admissions, Comparing Colleges, Detroit News

The moral? In using meatloaf data to pick a college, two out of three ain't bad.

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Colleges Employ Deceptive Financial Aid Tactics

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, College-Financial-Aid-Letters, Financial Aid College Letters, College, Financial-Aid-Letters, College Financial Aid Letters, Financial Aid, Financial Aid College, College Financial Aid, Financial Aid Letters College, Financial Aid Letters, Money News

As millions of high school students across the country weigh their college acceptances, deceptive financial aid letters are making the process all the...

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What Will Your "College Tax" Be?

Dr. Bonnie Snyder | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Fafsa Deadline, Student Financial Aid, College Tax, College Tuition, Financial Aid, FAFSA Application, Fafsa, College Financial Aid, Cost of College, College News

You're ready to file your federal, state, and local taxes. If you've got a college-bound student, however, you're not quite finished calculating your total tax burden, yet.

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Does It Matter Where You Go To College? Probably Not.

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Job Search, College Marketing, Liberal Arts, Ivy League, College Rejection, Career Counseling, Financial Aid, Alumni Networking, College Acceptance, College Admissions, College Graduates, College Applications, College News

A designer degree doesn't matter nearly as much in the long run as the things a student does while getting that piece of paper -- especially the activities and jobs between classes and during the summer.

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Paying For College Just Got A Bit Easier

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Student Debt, Financial Aid Comparison, Cfpb, Financial Aid, Student Loan Debt Bomb, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, Cost of College, Money News

As millions of high school students receive college acceptance letters inviting them to embark on one of the most expensive journeys of their lives, t...

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Students Receive Accidental Cash Windfalls

Loren Berlin | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Financial Aid, Financial Aid Mistake, College Tuition, University of California, Ucla, University of California at Los Angeles, Financial Aid Error, Money News

What would you do if you discovered thousands of dollars mysteriously deposited in your bank account? Would you keep the money or return it to its rig...

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37 Colleges That Are Cheaper Than You Think

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Boston University, Scholarships, Tuition Assistance, College Affordability, Utah State University, Paying for College, Financial Assistance, Financial Aid, Grants for College, Stanford, College Scholarships, Slidepollajax, University of Virginia, College News

There's plenty of bad news about the cost of higher education, but we do not always traffic in bad news here at HuffPost College. A number of scho...

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9 Of The Weirdest Scholarships Ever

Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Scholarships, Video, Weird Scholarships, Dr. Pepper, Duct Tape Scholarship Contest, Financial Aid, Fire Sprinkler, Slidepollajax, Duct Tape, Money for College, Billy Barty, National Marble Tournament, College News

Going to college is expensive, but you don't need to be a genius to get a scholarship to pay for your education. Love Dr. Pepper? The soft-drink co...

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Will Congress Prevent Student-Loan Interest Rates From Doubling?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Education News, Education, Interest Rate Doubling, Tom Harkin, 112th Congress, Financial Aid, Harry Reid, John Kline, Lumina Foundation, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Education, Stafford Loan Interest Rate, Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, Jack Reed, Education News

Spencer Pritchard, a first-year political economics student at University of California, Berkeley, has less control over his professional career than...

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Scouring for Scholarships

Jennifer Islam | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Financial Aid, Scholarships, College Tuition, Mission Accepted, Fafsa, College Costs, Teen News

The other day I met a college graduate who urged me to apply for as many scholarships as possible and was almost in tears while explaining how much debt she is in.

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Why Pell Grants Make a Difference

Marcus Luther | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: College Affordability, Federal Pell Grant Program, Financial Aid, College Tuition, Pell Grant College, Pell Grants University, Student Debt College, College Costs, College News

We live in a country founded upon the idea of equal opportunity. The Pell Grant extended me the opportunity not simply to go to college, but to make use of my college experience. It is a valuable program, and one we should not disband.

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California Lawmakers Side With College Students On Proposed Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.08.2012

A controversial proposal from Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown to slash grant funding for private school students was defeated on Wednesday, aft...

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It's Now Cheaper To Go To School At Harvard Than In Cal State

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: UC Santa Cruz, California State University, Tuition Hikes, Student Debt, California Budget Cuts, UC Berkeley, Financial Aid, Harvard, Student Loans, Ivy Leagues, Yale, Student Protests, University of California, Princeton, College News, Cal State, Education Cuts, Cost of College, College News

Going to school at Harvard University is cheaper than attending a public university in California. According to the Bay Area News Group, a "family ...

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'My Secret Strategy To Getting A Scholarship? Applying!'

> | Julianne Micoleta | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: The Mash, College Prep, Financial Aid, Scholarships, College Advice, College Scholarships, College Admission, High School News, College Application, Video, High School News

About the author: Julianne is a senior at Elk Grove and a reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Chicagoland high schools. ...

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Working With Colleges to Find Financial Aid

Patrick O'Connor | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Work Study, Financial Aid, Fafsa, Student Loans, Applying for Financial Aid, College Admissions, Paying for College, College Financial Aid Advice, Financial Aid Advice, Detroit News

Many families assume their search for college cash ends when they file the FAFSA. That's really just the beginning -- here's what to know after you hit submit.

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Which Colleges Are Actually Lowering Tuition Prices?

The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Paying for College, College News, Slidepollajax, Financial Aid, College Tuition, Duquesne, University of Charleston, Tuition Prices, Cabrini College, Seton Hall, Peace College, Lincoln College, College News

Fear not, applicants! Some colleges have taken the monetary moans of the middle class to heart. According to Yahoo! Finance, six schools will reduce t...

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What You Need To Know About Financial Aid

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Video, College Tuition Costs, Student Financial Aid, College Prep, Financial Aid, College Tuition, College Acceptance, High School News

NEW YORK — The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their mu...

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Helpful Tips To Make Financial Aid Easier To Understand

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Financial Aid Guide, Financial Aid Facts, Financial Aid, College News

NEW YORK — The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their mu...

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