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On http://collegecompass.tv are how to videos that could save you tons of headaches and time so that you are not lost when filling out the most important of all financial aid forms. In the videos and the accompanying book I go over the financial aid form line by line and explain exactly what the question means and how to answer the question so that your student qualifies for the most financial aid possible.

By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY original post here Average national SAT scores for the high school class of 2010 fluctuated slightly by section compared with last year, but remained unchanged overall, a report says. Asian students continue to post the greatest average increases among racial and ethnic groups, and blacks score the lowest. Average [...]

Is the College Debt Bubble Ready to Explode? by Laura Rowley Friday, December 3, 2010 Kelli Space, 23, graduated from Northeastern University in 2009 with a bachelor’s in sociology — and a whopping $200,000 in student loan debt. Space, who lives with her parents and works full-time, put up a Web site called TwoHundredThou.com soliciting [...]

New, improved ways to get financial aid for college By Linda Stern Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:59am EST (Reuters) – Memo to parents of high school seniors: The new year is no time to relax, just because your child might have filed those college applications. It’s time for you to fill out the financial aid [...]

Regents cut AIMS scholarships for Ariz. students By JONATHAN J. COOPER The Associated Press Published: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 11:47 AM MST TEMPE — Students who exceed standards on Arizona’s high school graduation exam will no longer get guaranteed tuition waivers to the three state universities, the Board of Regents voted Thursday. Regents said the [...]

Employers Favor State Schools for Hires By JENNIFER MERRITT from the Wall Street Journal U.S. companies largely favor graduates of big state universities over Ivy League and other elite liberal-arts schools when hiring to fill entry-level jobs, a Wall Street Journal study found. Jennifer Merritt discusses a new Wall Street Journal survey, which reveals recruiters [...]

College Grads Expand Lead in Job Security By CONOR DOUGHERTY from the Wall Street Journal GARY, Ind.—Fifteen years after high school, the working lives of Tremell Sinclair and Phyllis Sellars have evolved very differently, largely because of a single decision. That decision has always shaped their economic prospects, but never more so than during the [...]

Is this a marketing ploy or does the College Board and MTV really want to help find a solution? Here is an article by JACQUES STEINBERG a writer for the New York Times. MTV — Yes, MTV — Wants Your Financial Aid Ideas As the stern proctor of the hardly hip SAT exam, the College [...]

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I bet you’ll be surprised about how student loans REALLY work.  Here’s what I mean. On Monday, NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced a settlement with the College Board over its former loan practices. That’s right, that’s the same College Board that tortures high schoolers with the SAT, the CSS/Profile financial aid form and other [...]