Financial Aid in the News, 2005

To compete successfully for financial aid, it pays to be in the know! That's where "New You Can Use" can help. You'll find information on the latest developments, events, & resources in financial aid here.

18 Sep 2005    Top Law, Business, Engineering, and Medical Schools for Hispanics Hispanic Business, in its September issue, has published its annual list of top law and business schools for Hispanic students. In addition, for the first time...   21 Aug 2005    Tax Deductions for College Expenses If you are confused about which educational tax deductions and credits are available to you, you are not alone...   5 Aug 2005    Latinos Receive Less Financial Aid Than Other Ethnic Groups Although more Latino students are receiving financial assistance to attend school than ever before, they tend to receive less money than other racial or ethnic groups....   25 Mar 2005    College Freshmen Plan to Work While Going to School A record number of entering freshmen believe there is a good chance that they will have to work while going to college...   20 Mar 2005    Does Ethnicity Affect College Graduates' Salaries? In data recently released by the Census Bureau, it is clear that Black and Asian women with a college degree earn more money than...   15 Mar 2005    Illegal Immigrants in New Mexico to Get Financial Aid Earlier this month, the New Mexico Senate passed a bill that would allow students living illegally in the United States to receive financial aid...   9 Mar 2005    Widener University Offers Scholarships to Children Whose Parent Was Killed in Action In Iraq or Afgahnistan Widener University, which is a former military college, has established 4 full scholarships for children whose parent was killed in action in either Iraq or Afghanistan ....   8 Mar 2005    Merit Aid Increases Each year, more than $75 billion in financial aid is awarded. Most of this is need-based. But, there is a definite increase in the amount of merit aid available...   2 Mar 2005    Yale and Other Ivy League Schools Have Increased Financial Aid To attract lower-income students to Yale University, which costs about $41,000 per year to attend, the school has increased its financial aid package...   1 Mar 2005    More College Graduates Making More Money More college majors are reporting an increase in starting salaries than....   28 Feb 2005    529 Plan Ratings for 2005 InvestforCollege.com announced today its assessment of the best 529 Plans available...   22 Feb 2005    More High School Seniors Working Part Time More than 50% of high school seniors are working part time...   21 Feb 2005    The Number of Students Receiving Financial Aid Increases According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), more than 63% of students received financial aid...   2 Feb 2005    Alaskan Students Not Applying for Financial Aid At the University of Alaska at Anchorage, fewer than half the students enrolled there have applied for financial aid...   15 Jan 2005    March 1 Deadline for Federal Financial Aid Don't be late. The priority deadline for filing federal financial aid forms is March 1....   10 Jan 2005    Common Mistakes to Avoid When Filling out Federal Financial Aid Forms Filling out the FAFSA or the PROFILE can be tricky. Here are some tips....   5 Jan 2005    Fewer Students to Qualify for Pell Grants More than one million low-income students may face reduced Pell Grants in the future....