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by Mark on March 19, 2007
(Source: Davidson College) Following in Ivy footsteps, Davidson College announced it will no longer require students to take out loans. Instead, the college will meet financial need through grants...
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by Mark on March 15, 2007
(Source: Hamilton College) How much should colleges reward merit, and how much should they address need? It's a tricky question with no clear answers. Put another way, the answer varies by...
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by Rhys on January 17, 2007
It's nice to see politicians keep a promise. It's even nicer when it benefits college students so much. Thanks to the decision made today by the Democrat-heavy House of Representatives,...
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by Rhys on October 17, 2006
Struggling to finance a college education is frustrating for every student who has ever attempted it. Some students, however, face bigger hurdles. Disabled students often have a hard time paying for...
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by Rhys on May 31, 2006
On July 1st, Student Loans from the federal government will rise two percent, which can add up to quite a lot: for instance, an additional $10,000 by the time you pay off a $50,000 loan. Ouch. The...
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by Rhys on May 31, 2006
If you love studying the past (who doesn't?) and need some extra funds (who doesn't?!) then you'll want to check out this recently announced scholarship. It is sponsored by the...
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by Mark on March 31, 2006
The Ivies and other elite universities are engaged in a bidding war for low-income students. Or at least they're engaged in a war to see who can capture better headlines. Harvard just revealed it...
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by Mark on March 24, 2006
(Source: University of Pennsylvania) Following the lead of Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Princeton and others, the University of Pennsylvania announced its new policy of replacing loans with grants for...
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by Mark on March 16, 2006
(Source: Stanford University) The rich may get richer, but the poor go free. That's the goal at Stanford, which has introduced a policy of waiving tuition for families making less than $45,000...
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by Mark on January 10, 2006
(Source: Allegheny College)The Ivies and potted ivies such as Amherst and Williams don't have to worry about filling their classes, and filling them with the best students. Neither do Stanford...
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by Mark on January 06, 2006
(Source: Vassar College)Anyone familiar with college fund raising knows that donors can restrict scholarship gifts so narrowly that it's sometimes difficult to find students who meet their...
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by Mark on November 30, 2005
(Source: Bryn Mawr College)Paying for college isn't like buying a pair of shoes. If you want a $50 pair but can't afford them, the cashier won't accept $40 because you don't have...
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by Mark on October 20, 2005
The cost of higher education continues to rise, outpacing what institutions offer for financial aid. As a result, says the College Board, attendance and graduation rates will increasingly correlate...
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by Mark on May 06, 2005
It may be this year's "dream school," with a record 33,683 applications, but NYU is still losing recruitment wars with the Ivy League. So following the lead of its (for now) richer Ivy...
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by Mark on March 04, 2005
Joining rivals Harvard and Princeton, Yale has announced its commitment to eradicate financial barriers for undergraduates from low-income families. Starting next fall, the university will not require...
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by Mark on December 23, 2004
(Source: Everwonder.com)Just in time for the holidays comes this news from the Feds, here via the Chronicle of Higher Education: About 90,000 students could be disqualified from receiving Pell Grants...
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by Mark on November 10, 2004
(Source: University of Virginia)Public universities have morphed from state funded to state assisted to state located. Take the University of Virginia, for example. Think Richmond pours resources into...
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by Mark on July 16, 2004
Last Sunday's Boston Globe featured an article on one urban high school and the college aspirations of its students. For many, the high cost of tuition prevented them from attending their...
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by Mark on June 02, 2004
As if we needed a 330-page report to tell us the obvious, along comes the National Center for Education Statistics documenting the rise in college costs, the shrinking pool of grant aid, and the...
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by Mark on May 27, 2004
Here's another reminder to students and parents that a college education is less expensive than what many of them think. As the linked article points out, few families pay a college's sticker...
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by Mark on May 04, 2004
Students and parents across the country are scratching their heads trying to figure out the complexities of financing a college education. The dizzying array of options can confuse even the most...
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by Mark on April 27, 2004
Spring is here, and with the budding trees and warmer weather come college acceptance letters. Rejoice! But soon families everywhere will face the inevitable reality: a term bill. Not surprisingly,...
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