http://www.student-loan-guru.com Educating You About Your Student Loan & College Choices Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:08:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've said it once and I'll say it again. College isn't for everyone. There are some people who are not cut out to go on to college. Some have no desire to go to college while others have no idea why they're going. They go just because everyone tells them ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/top-paying-blue-collar-jobs/ As there are several distinct advantages of attending a community college there are a number of disadvantages that I wishful remiss in not mentioning. Disadvantages of Community College We everything such as to look at the positive closest of things with the correct in my admonition of community colleges, as a minimum ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/what-are-the-disadvantages-of-community-college/ Should you consolidate your student loans now?  Federal student loanword programs are the sole, largest source of school borrow currency consolidation. The first step in applying for this type of aid is going on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) website, at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/, and fill out a comprehensive questionnaire. ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/should-you-consolidate-your-student-loans-now/ College Scholarships  When a student enters college, especially those who belong in a family that earns an common income, the lone thing that forces them is the pricey total needed for the education, which will crush them financially to the ground. This is where college scholarships can really come in handy. Money, is the ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/understanding-college-scholarships/ Obtaining Your MBA The rationalities for pursing an Master in Business Administration degree are incomparable to from person to person. Not everyone is cut out for an MBA. You'll need to answer some tough questions before jumping in and trying to obtain your MBA. What will obtaining an MBA mean to you? * ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/obtaining-your-mba-degree/ University Education: Scholarship Grants or Student Loans? How much is the price for a college training? Is there a uncommitted funding system? Let’s confront the fact. University education is high-priced! Many parents do a double over when their kids setting up and looking at attending a community University or a state College. There are a allot ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/scholarships-or-student-loans-which-to-choose/ Colby College To Replace Student Loans With Grants In the previous post, we discussed why it was that some college's could reduce college tuition while others saw fit to increase college tuition so they could increase financial aid to students. Now we see another college stepping up and doing what's right for ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/colby-college-to-replace-student-loans-with-grants/ 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 ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/colleges-still-not-reducing-tuition-fees-despite-harvards-reduction/ 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 ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/yale-to-increase-financial-aid-to-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 ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/more-good-news-for-illinois-college-students/ It looks like two Ohio college students will now get their education behind prison walls courtesy of the State of Ohio. The two Ohio College students told a judge they turned to robbing banks after increasing college tuition left them high and dry. Andrew Butler, age 20, attended the University of Toledo. ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/college-students-turned-to-bank-robbing-for-tuition/ 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 ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/3-ways-students-can-reduce-their-college-cost/ The price of going to a public College rose again this year, up 6.6% over last year. This means that many College students will need more from their Student loans to go as far as  they used to. The College Board (www.collegeboard.com) reports that the latest increase raises the cost of the average price ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/college-prices-are-skyrocketing/ 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 ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/surviving-your-student-loan-new-service-for-ohio-college-students/ There may be help for the troubled Canadian Student Loan program. BDP has won a 5 year, $270 million contract to provide end to end servicing of the Canadian Student Loan program. BDP will manage the 1.6 million borrowers in the student loan program. The estimated total of all debts are around 7 billion ... http://www.student-loan-guru.com/bdp-to-take-over-troubled-canadian-student-loan-program/