Top 4 Topics (for College Students):

Financial Aid, College Grants, University Scholarships, and Academic Advisement

Eric DeRise, Ed.D.(c) "I help people improve their lives and secure their financial future through higher education by assisting them in the research of and application processing to graduate medical degrees in Anesthesiology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy as well as Osteopathic Medicine. I am also a professor of digital media arts, television / video production, and Distance Education."

Financial Aid Blog: “I want to go to college. But I’m not going to pay for it. I want to go to school and get my degree for free!” This was a statement many students made to me over the phone at all of the “for-profit” schools I’ve worked for. It was so common, regardless of the school’s accreditation, that I actually started to expect it, and consider it to be normal. But the truth is (Continued)

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Careers

What kinds of career opportunities will you have with your degree? Will you make enough to pay off your student loans? Get your answers from a neutral source -The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Scholarships

There are hundreds of scholarships available to students. Most of them are available to you based on your major, your demographics, and/or your G.P.A.. And often times all you have to do to get them is to fill out a form and write an essay. That sounds pretty easy doesn't it? It is easy. But you have to do the foot-work first. Just look it up on the internet, or check-out these scholarship search engine websites.

    1. Black Excel
    2. CareerOneStop
    3. CollegeNet
    4. College Scholarships
    5. College-Scholarships
    6. FastWeb
    7. FinAid
    8. Hispanic Scholarship Fund
    9. Scholarships.com
    10. S.D. Foundation

Accreditation

"Fully accredited" doesn't mean squat. "Is your college regionally accredited?" is the question to ask. Will your credits transfer? Find out at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Financial Aid

F.A.F.S.A. stands for FREE Application for Federal Student Aid. So, don't pay for an application. And remember that Financial Aid is a combination of Student Government Loans and Grants. Go to the real F.A.F.S.A. website to apply.

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