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College’s Still Not Reducing Tuition Fees Despite Harvard’s Reduction

College’s Still Not Reducing Tuition Fees Despite Harvard’s Reduction

Many college’s say they are still not ready to reduce college tuition fees even though some universities like Harvard have slashed tuition cost and increased student financial aid.

Most colleges are using the excuse that they aren’t as wealthy as Harvard and that Harvard can afford to reduce tuition fee’s because they have the largest endowment of any publicly funded college in the country.

Posted by The Student Loan Guru - January 27, 2008 at 2:40 pm

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Yale To Increase Financial Aid To Students

Citing a huge windfall from the University’s investments, Yale announced today that it would be spending more of its money for financial aid to students, bypassing Uncle Sam.

Yale said it expects to pay out 1.15 Billion of the 22.5 Billion endowment. Yale said it expects to pay over 840 million in the current cycle. What an investment!

Posted by The Student Loan Guru - January 7, 2008 at 3:09 pm

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More Good News For Illinois College Students

More Good News For Illinois College Students

If you recall, a few weeks ago I told you about a program for Illinois College Students that helped students pay back their student loans.

Now the Governor has announced a student loan program that will help some college students afford an education.

This program will save a student about $2600 on a student loan with a 10 year payback if the student borrows 20 thousand dollars.

Posted by The Student Loan Guru - December 29, 2007 at 8:40 am

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3 Ways Students Can Reduce Their College Cost

If you’re looking for ways to pay for your education, there are some government sponsored programs out there designed for college students. The specific government programs that we’ll be discussing here are the type where you trade work for tuition.

One of the first programs you might want to look into is the AmeriCorps.

Posted by The Student Loan Guru - December 8, 2007 at 4:16 am

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Surviving Your Student Loan – New Service For Ohio College Students

Students in Ohio have a new website and service to help them learn about student loans.

The folks from Student Lending Works has created a new website for College students in Ohio. This new website is called MyStudentLoansDontOwnMe.Org

What Is Student Lending Works?

Student Lending Works (www.StudentLendingWorks.org) is Ohio’s nonprofit provider of student loan products. The organization’s activities include financing of affordable student loans that provide unmatched choice and discounts.

Posted by The Student Loan Guru - November 17, 2007 at 7:39 am

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