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- How to Pay Your Kid's Tuition with an Athletic Scholarship
- To wrangle financial aid, you'll have to start early. Every year, thousands of former kinder kickers and pee-wee running backs get big-league tuition breaks or favored admissions at colleges their grades alone would never qualify them for. Why not yours? After all, you've spent obscene amounts...
- Articles 2009-06-02
- Ask the Experts: Paying for College
- In our series pilot, CBS MoneyWatch editors tackle questions about money and college: How can you save? Who should pay? Should we saddle kids with huge debt?
- Videos 2009-10-21
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- U.S. Bank's 'Paying for College' Seal of Approval Renewed by National Association for College Admission Counseling.
- Byline: National Assn. for College Admission Counseling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 15 AScribe Newswire -- "Paying for College: A Guide to Financial Aid" from U.S. Bank successfully renewed its Seal of Approval from the National Association for College Admission Counseling NACAC. "Paying for College" is...
- Research articles 2005-02-15
- Sallie Mae Announces New Resources for Students and Families Concerned About Paying for College in Difficult Economy
- RESTON, Va. -- Sallie Mae, the nation's leading provider of saving- and paying-for-college programs, today announced several initiatives to help parents and students concerned about paying for college in the current economic climate. In recent months, worries among families about affording college have grown as the economy has declined....
- Research articles 2009-02-23
- UPromise, Laura Tyson and Joseph Stiglitz Release New Study On How Paying for College Impacts Family Finances
- Business Editors BROOKLINE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 16, 2000 Findings Illustrate Potential Crisis for Families that Fail to Save for College and Retirement UPromise, Inc., the college savings network, today released a new economic research study, co-authored by four economists including Dr. Laura Tyson and Dr. Joseph Stiglitz,...
- Research articles 2000-11-16
- Tips for Paying for College to Air on PBS Stations Nationally in Early February
- HIGGANUM, Conn., Jan. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- February is the time of year when many high school students and their families are under great stress applying for financial aid and thinking about how they're going to pay for college. With college costs soarinHIGGANUM, Conn., Jan. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- February...
- Research articles 2005-01-28
- Financial Aid Options When the Award Letter Comes Up Short: Tips for College-Bound Students and Their Parents
- RESTON, Va. -- College-bound students who have compared their financial aid award packages might find they need more money to cover the full cost of college. Sallie Mae, the...
- Research articles 2009-05-22
- ALL Student Loan Helps Students Find Free Cash for College
- In keeping with its mission to help students and families make smart decisions about paying for college, ALL Student Loan, a nonprofit student loan lender based in Los Angeles, is supporting the Cash for College financial aid literacy and awareness initiative. This Saturday, February 9, at Fremont High School...
- Research articles 2008-02-08
- Scoring a College Athletic Scholarship
- College athletic scholarships are less generous and harder-to-get than you think. Consider the Long Odds Goal: Be realistic about where your kid can play college sports. ...
- Articles 2009-06-02
- Six Great College Websites
- When I Googled "college," today, I got 681,000,000 hits. If I spent one minute on each of these websites, it would take more than 129 years to visit them all. And by then my great-great-great grandchildren would probably be ready for college. The amount...
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- 16 Stocks That Are Paying My College Tuition
- Glen Bradford submits: Allow me to start out by illustrating that I’m paying my college tuition with proceeds from the stock market. In fact, I’m making more in the stock market than I do as an engineer, and I’m only investing 40K. Below you will find my current holdings...
- External links 2008-08-11
- Sallie Mae Partners with EDU, Inc. to Increase Access to College for African-American Youth
- Sallie Mae to Award College Scholarships at 11 NBA Games as Part of Partnership RESTON, Va. -- In an effort to increase college access for underserved student populations, Sallie Mae, the nation's leading saving- and paying-for-college company, has entered into a three-year partnership with EDU, Inc. to provide educational...
- Research articles 2008-01-30
- Surprise: Teenagers Feel Strong Obligation to Help Parents Meet Skyrocketing Cost of College Education
- BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments Survey Reveals Parents' and Teens' Behavior, Expectations, and Concerns Regarding College Savings While few parents and teenagers may see eye-to-eye on issues related to money, when it comes to paying for college they have more in common than you may think. In fact, virtually all...
- Research articles 2004-08-18
- On "College Bound": How to Learn About Financial Aid and Scholarships
- PHILADELPHIA -- A college education is an investment, and like any investment there's a smart way to pay. Drexel's head financial aid officer gives an insider's perspective on how to meet the challenge of paying for college. Drexel University's Melissa Englund, executive director of the Student Resource Center and...
- Research articles 2007-02-02
- College Scholarships for "B" Students
- Sure I'm jealous of my 11th-grade son Ben's brainiac friend, Nathan. The top-ranked colleges are sending Nathan admission love letters. He's gotten marketing packets from Harvard, Columbia and Duke. As a result, Nathan's parents aren't worried about paying for college. But here's the good news for kids...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Sallie Mae looks to college savings.(BUSINESS)(YOUR MONEY: STOCK VIEW)
- Byline: Tom Ramstack, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sallie Mae's acquisition last week of Upromise Inc., the nation's largest college-savings plan administrator, is a big step in the company's plan to broaden its higher-education financing services. "We're the No. 1 paying-for-college company in...
- Research articles 2006-06-06
- Coming up Short for Fallâ??s Tuition Bill? Sallie Mae Offers Last-Minute Options to Help Families Pay for College
- RESTON, Va. -- In these economic times, families of college students might find themselves with less money in their pockets to pay this fallâ??s college tuition. Sallie Mae, the...
- Research articles 2009-08-03
- Upromise Survey Reveals Stormy Economy is Increasing Parental Anxiety over Saving for College
- With the New School Year and National Political Conventions Approaching, Access to Education is Top of Mind - Two Thirds Say College Affordability Could Sway Voters in November NEWTON, Mass. -- As prices of gas and groceries increase alongside tuition bills, American parents are focusing their efforts on paying...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- Education Department, Congress has sights trained on community college transfer of credit problem
- For low-income students, paying for college is hard enough without having to repeat courses. That's why U.S. Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and many scholars are looking for answers that will help more students transfer credits when they move from one higher education institution to another. The problem...
- Research articles 2007-07-12
- Peterson's Encourages Students and Parents to ``Get a Jump'' on Paying for College
- Business Editors LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 7, 2002 New Get a Jump! The Financial Aid Answer Book, a Joint Collaboration Between Peterson's, American Education Services, and CNN/Money, Offers Families Smart, No-Nonsense Financial Aid Advice In an effort to help students and parents cope with rising tuition costs,...
- Research articles 2002-11-07
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