The Beat-Tuition BlogThe Beat-Tuition Blog is a great way to keep up with new info about money for college on the site! Click that orange button for the feed, and keep up to date.
Great book about Secrets to Getting In & Paying for SchoolI just picked up a book called What Colleges Don't Tell You, by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross. It's chock full of secrets about getting into college at a top school (or almost any school) and paying for your education. I'll put up a review soon, but I wanted to let you know about the book. Take a look at your local library or bookstore, at Amazon or BN and see if it will help you. More soon... The Demise of The College Entrance Exam? You DecideDreading taking a college entrance exam like the SAT? I have some good news for you. Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Demise of The College Entrance Exam? You Decide" Private Education Loan Consolidation: One Thing You Must DoOne thing you must do in your private education loan consolidation, and several tips. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Private Education Loan Consolidation: One Thing You Must Do" A Scholarship for College: 5 Top Ways to Win Free TuitionNeed a scholarship for college? 5 Great ways you need to know. Permalink -- click for full blog post "A Scholarship for College: 5 Top Ways to Win Free Tuition" Student Loan for Online Degree: Is It Possible?Can you get a student loan for online degree tuition? 3 things to remember. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Student Loan for Online Degree: Is It Possible?" The Fannie Mae Student Loan: Fact or Fiction?Thousands look for the Fannie Mae student loan – but does it really exist? Find out here. Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Fannie Mae Student Loan: Fact or Fiction?" Student Loan Deferment: 7 Things to Keep StraightKnow your benefits when you use student loan deferment. My experiences. The difference between deferment and forbearance. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Student Loan Deferment: 7 Things to Keep Straight" Refinance Private Student Loans: 4 WaysRefinance private student loans and save money. 4 ways to get it done. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Refinance Private Student Loans: 4 Ways" Free Money For College InformationFree money for college information - free reports for students on finding money for college locally and nationwide Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Money For College Information" Improve Your ACT College Entrance Exam Score for More Scholarships: 8 StepsA higher ACT college entrance exam score will help you win more scholarships. Learn the keys to raising your score here. Scholarship Essay Sample: 11 Sources for Great Sample Essays to Get You StartedLooking for a few free scholarship essay sample to help you write a better essay? Click here for great, winning essays. 7 Student Loan Debt Relief ResourcesGreat resources to help you get student loan debt relief and get rid of those loans. Permalink -- click for full blog post "7 Student Loan Debt Relief Resources" Student Loan Payoff - Loan ForgivenessI am collecting resources for a page on paying off student loans quickly, as well as loan forgiveness. I should have the page up this week. It's very easy to get yourself into problems with your student loans. You can get them easily while you go to school, and sometimes you might be over optimistic about how fast you can pay them back. I know, I've been there. But some students just go nuts - or at least that's how it looks. I read a story just the other day about a woman with something like $500K in student loans to become a doctor. People, get a grip! That's too much! Seriously, you need an education, but don't shoot yourself in the foot at the same time - keep your student debts as low as you can. Sometimes that means skipping a student loan even though you are approved. Or going to a less expensive and less prestigious school. It's rough, but debt - student loans - can live a long time. Do your best to avoid that, and only borrow what you absolutely need. Come back in a couple of days and I'll have some resources up for you to look over to get your loans of all kinds under control. Till then! Save Tuition and Finish Your College Degree FastHere's a quick strategy to help you save tuition money and finish your college degree faster. I've know several people who used this method and succeeded, and a few who have failed at it - you'll see why below.
Do More Also, I just bought a book by Lawson Lau, Ph.D. called Undergraduate Studies in the USA, where he says he finished a 4 year degree in - are you ready for this? - 18 months at Wheaton College. He admits that he did transfer a few classes from Singapore and London. He points out that he took a very heavy load to cut down on tuition costs. But it worked. He even took a full load during the summer term. Those who didn't make it with this idea may have gotten sick or injured. Or perhaps they overestimated their capability. Keep that in mind if you try this. You can finish your college degree fast, and save tuition with this strategy, if you can keep up! Scholarship Contests: 15 to Enter, plus 3 TipsScholarship contests offer a great opportunity to college students – free money! You can enter a bunch on this page, plus tips on your entries Permalink -- click for full blog post "Scholarship Contests: 15 to Enter, plus 3 Tips" President Obama's Student Loan ProgramPresident Obama proposed some interesting changes to government guaranteed student loans in his state of the union speech for 2010. In case you didn't see it, below is a summary of the plan: - Limit payments to 10% of your income - Limit repayment terms to 10 years for public servant jobs, then forgive the balance of the loan - Limit repayment terms to 20 years for everyone else, then forgive balance of the loan - The forgiveness would not be taxable As I understand it, you would use your adjusted gross income to calculate the payments. The plan will require some work from congress, but I think he'll probably get it through. President Obama's student loan program makes clear that he seriously wants to make a university degree affordable for everyone. Hope this helps you! Finding Money For College - 4 Flavors of Student LoansFinding money for college can be easier than you think. Look here for the 4 flavors of student loans and how to get them. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Finding Money For College - 4 Flavors of Student Loans" Tuition is on our minds - and another college topicTuition seems to dominate the conversation. Thanks for your participation in the 1 question poll I put up. I had some great answers, and learned a few things. First, of course, that you need help with tuition. Finding grants, scholarships and even loans to finish up a degree take a lot of brain power and time. I have some solutions on the way. The poll also had some answers that included why university students have to take classes unrelated to their major. Those classes are supposed to make you a more rounded person. I know, you might not ever use that class in your life. You can go to schools that don't require those classes. Some school like ITT, UofP and others minimize out of major classes. Saves time, gets you through faster. I'll get back to those tuition solutions for you as soon as I can. Keep going and finish that education! January 2010 Beat-Tuition pollWhat is your biggest challenge or problem with going to school? Take the Beat-Tuition poll Permalink -- click for full blog post "January 2010 Beat-Tuition poll" Beat-Tuition in the New YearHey! It's a whole new year. I have some great ways to Beat Tuition coming up. I took some time off recently, so I'm just getting back with it. I want to ask for your help. I only have one question: What is you biggest problem going to school? Is it finding the money for tuition? Expensive textbooks? Juggling work and school? I'll put up a little poll box to allow you to answer, but I haven't got it yet. If you can't wait, you can just click on the Contact us button and send me your question. Once I have a few responses, about 50, I'll start to see the trends and I'll answer them with new pages on the site. For your question though, I'll try to send you an answer right away. Make it a great new year, and finish that degree!
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