The Pay for College BlogThe Pay for College BlogTips from Fox College Funding founder, Deborah Fox to help you reduce the cost of college. Deborah shares info on student loans, student discounts, getting the most financial aid, and other little-known information to help you pay less for college. Articles
Recruiters Pay for Student Recommendations
2007-09-04 17:18:00 Big companies are not above handing out cash for referrals of talented students, according to a recent BusinessWeek article, and professors, it seems, are not above taking it. Companies approach certain business schools, searching for talented business school grads to recruit. To augment the process, they offer financial compensation to professors who assist them in the ... More About: Student , Recommendation , Dati
Do You need to be Offered Football Tickets to get Motivated to Save for Col
2007-08-30 17:23:00 Banks used to give away toasters to encourage you to open an account with them. Now a state college savings program is getting in to the giveaway game: In an effort to generate more interest in their state?s 529 plans, the website for Oklahoma College Savings Plans has opened up a ?VIP Experience Sweepstakes,? which uses ... More About: Football , Tickets , Save , Foot , Offer
Do You need to be Offered Football Tickets to get Motivated to Save for Col
2007-08-30 17:23:00 Banks used to give away toasters to encourage you to open an account with them. Now a state college savings program is getting in to the giveaway game: In an effort to generate more interest in their state?s 529 plans, the website for Oklahoma College Savings Plans has opened up a ?VIP Experience Sweepstakes,? which uses ... More About: Football , Tickets , Save , Foot , Offer
MySpace Could Hurt College Admissions Chances
2007-08-27 18:17:00 If you have a teenager, then you have no doubt heard of Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Blogger, Xanga, or LiveJournal. Facebook, Friendster, and MySpace, called ?social networking sites,? are websites that allow you to post personal information?favorite music or TV shows, photos, instant messaging names or email addresses?so you can keep in touch with friends or meet ... More About: College , Myspace , Hurt , College Admissions , Chances
MySpace Could Hurt College Admissions Chances
2007-08-27 18:17:00 If you have a teenager, then you have no doubt heard of Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Blogger, Xanga, or LiveJournal. Facebook, Friendster, and MySpace, called ?social networking sites,? are websites that allow you to post personal information?favorite music or TV shows, photos, instant messaging names or email addresses?so you can keep in touch with friends or meet ... More About: College , Myspace , Hurt , College Admissions , Chances
Free Amtrak Companion Fare for College Visits
2007-08-23 17:38:00 Planning a trip to visit college campuses this year? I gave you a couple of suggestions about how to ?virtually? visit college campuses to keep costs down?but this great discount may help you to afford to really make the trip! CampusVisit.com has teamed up with Amtrak to offer discounted companion fares for parents traveling with ... More About: College , Free , Compa , Coll , Fare
Free Amtrak Companion Fare for College Visits
2007-08-23 17:38:00 Planning a trip to visit college campuses this year? I gave you a couple of suggestions about how to ?virtually? visit college campuses to keep costs down?but this great discount may help you to afford to really make the trip! CampusVisit.com has teamed up with Amtrak to offer discounted companion fares for parents traveling with ... More About: College , Free , Coll , Fare
Nonprofits & Loan Search Websites Enter Student Loan Scandal
2007-08-20 19:12:00 As if the first bout of scandal in the student loan industry was not enough to shake consumer confidence, a new wave of loan troubles are popping up all over the media?in organizations that purportedly want to help students: Recent investigations into student loans seem to have spread into the nonprofit organizations, as well. In fact, ... More About: Student , Scandal , Search , Loan , Websites
Nonprofits & Loan Search Websites Enter Student Loan Scandal
2007-08-20 19:12:00 As if the first bout of scandal in the student loan industry was not enough to shake consumer confidence, a new wave of loan troubles are popping up all over the media?in organizations that purportedly want to help students: Recent investigations into student loans seem to have spread into the nonprofit organizations, as well. In fact, ... More About: Student , Scandal , Search , Loan , Websites
The Real Cost of Student Loans
2007-08-16 18:53:00 Sallie Mae Debt Sets Student ?s Finances Back by 17 Years The Watchdog, a consumer-protection section in the Star-Telegram, recently ran an article about a student loan debt gone wrong. I was interviewed for the article to clarify the state of student education loan borrowing. I feel it is imperative that I share the story with you. Seventeen ... More About: Loans , Student Loans , Cost , Real
The Real Cost of Student Loans
2007-08-16 18:53:00 Sallie Mae Debt Sets Student ?s Finances Back by 17 Years The Watchdog, a consumer-protection section in the Star-Telegram, recently ran an article about a student loan debt gone wrong. I was interviewed for the article to clarify the state of student education loan borrowing. I feel it is imperative that I share the story with you. Seventeen ... More About: Loans , Student Loans , Cost , Real
Grades or SAT Scores?Which is the Better Predictor of Doing Well in College
2007-08-13 17:39:00 What makes more of a difference?high school grades, or SAT scores? As college admissions get more and more competitive, students feel an increasing pressure to outperform their peers in areas of academia, volunteer work, leadership, and of course the dreaded standardized tests. The moment students see that SAT score, they can suddenly feel that four digit number ... More About: College , Grades , Scores , Coll , Doing
Saving Money on Student Travel
2007-08-09 17:31:00 There are so many different ways to save money on student travel?very good news for those of you who are sending your kids away to school! Whether they take a train, plane, or automobile, there are ways to keep your costs low and still have your student come home to visit! I already mentioned some discount ... More About: Travel , Money , Student , Saving , Ving
College Campus Visits & Virtual Tours
2007-08-06 17:25:00 It?s summer time?and that means lots of free time for your student to work on choosing a college. Without the worries and deadlines of the school year, your son or daughter should be gathering information, preparing application material, and of course, making college visits! I encourage parents of high school juniors and seniors to start making ... More About: Tours , College , Campus , Virtual , Coll
iTunes U: University Lectures Online
2007-08-02 17:22:00 Let?s face it?college can be intimidating. For their entire high school careers, students hear how hard it is going to be to get into college; and how much harder the courses will be when they do get in. Even the best student can be a little worried about what is to come. Luckily, a ... More About: Itunes , University , Lectures , Online , Univers
Saving Money with (Student) Discount Cards
2007-07-30 18:12:00 It seems everyone wants to give students discounts. Well, everyone except their schools?unless you learn how to improve your chances of getting a tuition discount! It is amazing how many discounts students can get?you just have to know where to look. Today?s tip is about using discount cards to reduce your student?s cost of ... More About: Money , Student , Cards , Saving , Ving
Saving Money with (Student) Discount Cards
2007-07-30 18:12:00 It seems everyone wants to give students discounts. Well, everyone except their schools?unless you learn how to improve your chances of getting a tuition discount! It is amazing how many discounts students can get?you just have to know where to look. Today?s tip is about using discount cards to reduce your student?s cost of travel, school ... More About: Money , Student , Cards , Saving , Ving
SAT Prep on the iPod
2007-07-26 17:20:00 Kaplan Offers SAT Quiz Downloads on iTunes Do you remember what life was like before the iPod? Your child would come home from school, drop his backpack on the ground, and answer your query of how school went with a simple, ?Fine.? With the advent of the iPod, that simple question and answer sequence ... More About: Ipod , Prep
SAT Prep on the iPod
2007-07-26 17:20:00 Kaplan Offers SAT Quiz Downloads on iTunes Do you remember what life was like before the iPod? Your child would come home from school, drop his backpack on the ground, and answer your query of how school went with a simple, ?Fine.? With the advent of the iPod, that simple question and answer sequence has gone ... More About: Ipod , Prep
College Students Found to be Misinformed Consumers
2007-07-23 17:20:00 A quote from the recent action movie, Transformers, has kids a little confused. In a quick interchange between two characters, a tech-savvy teenage girl informs a government higher-up that Nokia, a popular cell phone manufacturer, is Finnish, not Japanese. As it turns out, a significant percentage of U.S. college students are misinformed consumers?they have no idea ... More About: College , Students , Cons , Consumers , Coll
College Students Found to be Misinformed Consumers
2007-07-23 17:20:00 A quote from the recent action movie, Transformers, has kids a little confused. In a quick interchange between two characters, a tech-savvy teenage girl informs a government higher-up that Nokia, a popular cell phone manufacturer, is Finnish, not Japanese. As it turns out, a significant percentage of U.S. college students are misinformed consumers?they have no idea ... More About: College , Students , Cons , Consumers , Coll
Saving Money on Software & Peripherals
2007-07-19 17:39:00 Today I have some new ideas on how to save money on all those little doodads and add-ons you need to customize your student’s computer. Keep these in mind for later; college classes like graphic or web design can mean your student will need to buy new programs. There are all kinds of software your ... More About: Software , Money , Peripherals , Saving , Ving
Saving Money on Software & Peripherals
2007-07-19 17:39:00 Today I have some new ideas on how to save money on all those little doodads and add-ons you need to customize your student’s computer. Keep these in mind for later; college classes like graphic or web design can mean your student will need to buy new programs. There are all kinds of software ... More About: Software , Money , Peripherals , Saving , Ving
More Potential Changes in Student Loan Selection
2007-07-16 17:26:00 In the wake of the student loan scandal, Congress has begun to reconsider how it awards subsidies to lenders that offer loans to college students. They have begun to discuss a change that would reduce money used for subsidies, and instead spend those funds on student aid. Federal government subsidies of student loans began in the ... More About: Student , Loan , Select , Sele , Tent
More Potential Changes in Student Loan Selection
2007-07-16 17:26:00 In the wake of the student loan scandal, Congress has begun to reconsider how it awards subsidies to lenders that offer loans to college students. They have begun to discuss a change that would reduce money used for subsidies, and instead spend those funds on student aid. Federal government subsidies of student loans began in the ... More About: Student , Loan , Select , Sele , Tent
Saving Money on Computers
2007-07-12 17:29:00 This is the first in a series about saving money on things your student will use on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. My opening tips discuss how to save money on one of the ultimate big ticket item purchased for college: a computer. Don?t you love it when I tell you that you don?t have ... More About: Computers , Money , Saving , Ving
Saving Money on Computers
2007-07-12 17:29:00 This is the first in a series about saving money on things your student will use on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. My opening tips discuss how to save money on one of the ultimate big ticket item purchased for college: a computer. Don?t you love it when I tell you that you don?t have ... More About: Computers , Money , Saving , Ving
Giving Your Child Financial Independence
2007-07-09 17:10:00 Kids born between the late 1970?s and the mid-1990?s have many titles: ?Generation Y,? ?Echo Boomers,? ?The Internet Generation,? and, at times, ?The Boomerang Generation.? The earlier half of Generation Y?those who have gone to college and moved out?earned the latter title because of their increasing tendency to ?boomerang? back home after graduation. ... More About: Financial , Child , Independence , Giving , Finan
Giving Your Child Financial Independence
2007-07-09 17:10:00 Kids born between the late 1970?s and the mid-1990?s have many titles: ?Generation Y,? ?Echo Boomers,? ?The Internet Generation,? and, at times, ?The Boomerang Generation.? The earlier half of Generation Y?those who have gone to college and moved out?earned the latter title because of their increasing tendency to ?boomerang? back home after graduation. Moms and ... More About: Financial , Child , Independence , Giving , Finan
Google Takes a Stand Against Cheating
More articles from this author:2007-07-05 19:35:00 Earning a degree takes work. College students struggle under the yoke of the most intensive, demanding educational structure they have yet faced at the same time they are beginning to come to grips with their growing adult responsibilities. For both parents and students alike, a diploma becomes a cherished reminder and trophy for the intellectual, ... More About: Google , Cheating , Eating , Stand , Googl 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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