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Entries from February 2010

Colleges Hidden Costs

February 23rd, 2010 1 Comment

While colleges are supposed to give perspective students and their families the full cost of attendance, be careful especially when searching online the cost of attendance listed on a college’s website may not include all hidden fees, living expenses, books, etc. College costs include: Tuition- Cost of your classes, whether you are part-time (which more [...]

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Accelerating your College Education…College in less than 4 years?

February 19th, 2010 No Comments

By now you know the cost of a four year college education is expensive. Accelerating your college career, means less time in the classroom and more money in your pocket. If you are an extremely motivated high school student, it can be done.  Or even already started college, you may be able to find your [...]

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Downfalls of Private Loans

February 13th, 2010 No Comments

When grants and scholarships don’t cover the complete cost of college, loans are an obvious must for most students and their families. While borrowing money and taking on debt, here are a few things to consider regarding private loans: Private loans generally have an interest rate based and borrowing terms based on your credit record [...]

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Go Financial Aid is on Facebook and Twitter!

February 4th, 2010 1 Comment

We are on the sites you and 85% of college students just can’t get enough of. Check us out on  Twitter and Facebook !! Follow us and become our fan!! See what others are saying and even have our tweets sent to your cellphone. You can never know too much when it comes to saving [...]

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Save Money on Textbooks

February 4th, 2010 2 Comments

College textbooks are without a doubt an expense. In fact, the average college student spends about $900 each semester on books. If you are a science or math major, you may even be looking at books that are $200 a piece. Some colleges even have textbooks directly made for their university, which greatly decreases the [...]

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