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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....

Financial darkness covers Valley of the Sun campuses

by J.D. Wyczalek They say that it is always darkest just before dawn. Well it just got a whole lot darker. Now, not only will it be more difficult to get into an Arizona state school it will also cost more. And for some families much much more. With the budget cuts...