I took a break. I had a book to write, after all, and there’s only so much writing one can do in a day. Just last week, I turned in my manuscript–all 90,000 words of it. So, that’s what I’ve been working on for the last six months, and during the next few weeks, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘college loans’
May 12, 2008
The Tragicomedy of the Mindless Quest For That College Degree
Notice I said mindless. See, that’s the big issue. Too many students who are not prepared for college–and for whom it might not be the best option–are going into debt to pursue that golden bachelor’s degree.
Marty Nemko is my new best friend. Well, we’ve never met, but I like what he has to say.
Marty wrote a great [...]
May 8, 2008
California Community Colleges to Get $50 Million Endowment From Osher Foundation
Community colleges in cash-strapped California will be getting a boost.
The San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundations has pledged up to $50 million to help needy students at California community colleges in what is believed to be the largest gift ever donated to the nation’s two-year institutions.
Mary Bitterman, the foundation’s president, said:
“The more we have focused on the [...]
April 8, 2008
Number of Student Loan Providers Continues To Drop
According to this article in the Boston Globe, two more major lenders have stopped issuing student loans.
New York-based CIT had already stopped offering private student loans last year. Now, it will stop issuing even the government-guaranteed student loans. NorthStar, a nonprofit organization in St. Paul, will “temporarily suspend” processing applications for federally backed Stafford, PLUS, [...]
March 21, 2008
Three Top Banks Stop Offering Federal Student Loans
Despite recent assurances from Department of Education officials that students will have ample access to federal loans for the fall, three top banks have announced they have dropped out of the federal student loan program for the coming academic year (as reported in The Wall Street Journal via University Business).
The three banks–HSBC Bank USA, M&T Bank [...]
March 4, 2008
Is There A RIGHT Way To Study Abroad?
Well, there are better ways to do it, and better times to do it, but study abroad is valuable even under the “worst” circumstances (living and studying with other Americans, traveling with other Americans, and avoiding contact with locals or time alone.)
And don’t get me started on those $50,000 full-year abroad experiences (which would cost you [...]
January 14, 2008
How To Deal With Your College Debt After Graduation
My book is about (among other things) avoiding college debt, but if you’ve just graduated and you’re looking at making your seemingly endless monthly loan payments, I’m going to send you on over to this post on Geezeo. Melissa Eastlake is a recent college grad who is figuring out how to handle loan repayments and she’s got [...]
