Tag: financial aid
Financial aid maze, part II
The economy is forcing parents of college students to find ways to pay for tuition, books and housing. FVSU’s marketing and communications office scans Web sites daily looking for information to help our students and their parents. Shonda Lewis came across an ABC news online story about scholarship competitions which fund awards for [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Tags: collegenet.com, collegescholarships.org, elearners.com, financial aid, gocollege.com, HBCU Connect, student of fortune.com
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Last-minute applications and financial aid heroics
An Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter called me for assistance in identifying students and parents for a story about “drop offs” - students brought to campus to register just before fall semester begins without securing housing, financial aid, or taking any of the necessary steps to begin school on the right foot. For a moment, I [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Tags: financial aid, new students, Vickie Oldham
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