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Obama hurls billions to make college affordable for some

Obama would spend more to make college affordable By LIBBY QUAID and JUSTIN POPE – WASHINGTON (AP) – President Obama on Thursday proposed a huge expansion of the government’s role in making college more affordable and putting it within reach of more...

Harvard Dean talks about SAT, grants & economy

5 questions for Harvard’s admissions dean By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff | February 24, 2009 Five questions for William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard University’s dean of admissions and financial aid. Q: You recently lead a high-profile commission that recommended...

Show me the ‘scholarship’ money (AZ Scholarships)

Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) What is the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program? It is a program that establishes a federal-state partnership to provide financial assistance...

ACT test dates for Spring 2009

Test date                      Registration deadline               Late fee registration April 4, 2009 February 27, 2009 February 28 – March 13, 2009 June 13, 2009 May 8, 2009 May 9 – 22, 2009   Register for the ACT here...

Obama promises student loan relief (read the fine print)

“HELP FOR PAYING OFF YOUR STUDENT LOANS” (read the fine print) By Kim Clark, U.S. News and World Report A new federal program starting this fall promises relief and hope for millions of students and recent graduates burdened with big federal educational...

Safety schools not so safety any more

By J.D. Wyczalek (why-zall-ick)Sorry but you missed the deadline, sorry we don’t have any aid to give out, sorry the program you wanted has been eliminated, sorry the campus you want to attend is closed, sorry the scholarship programs have been eliminated....