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Listen "12/16: Sony CDs, 1 in 4 college graduates can't read, 30 scholarships, June Schlabach mail, Planet of Women, Rebecca Loebe, Brother Love, #139"
Episode Synopsis
Amusing Diversion
+ Katie's Mainstream Media Addiction, XCP, and Sony
+ 100% podsafe == no spyware!
Student Financial Aid News
+ California community colleges lose 300K students to tuition increases
+ Bloomgberg radio points out deep concern for US competitiveness
+ Arizona pushing for end to student subsidization of institutional financial aid
+ 1 dollar in 4 of tuition goes back to financial aid
+ Chuck Gray introduced legislation
+ Another proponent of making financial aid less accessible to force colleges to reduce tuition
+ Shocking results from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
+ Average literacy of college educated Americans declined significantly from 1992 to 2003
+ Only 25 percent of college graduates ? and only 31 percent of those with at least some graduate studies ? scored high enough on the tests to be deemed "proficient" from a literacy standpoint, which the government defines as "using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve goals, and to develop knowledge and potential."
+ Sample questions: Find the telephone number of Hendricks Mining Company in the yellow pages.
+ Find what time the second bus arrives at the Downtown Terminal.
+ Mark an "X" on an intersection on a map.
+ Identify the current net pay on a wage statement.
Scholarship Update
+ SUNY Onondaga College NSF Full Scholarship Awards
+ 30 Full Tuition Scholarships totalling $200,000
+ Computer Engineering Technology
+ Electrical Engineering Technology
+ Telecommunication Technology
+ Engineering Science
+ Computer Science
+ Detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com
Mail Bag
+ Correction on FAFSA stuff from yesterday
+ June Schlabach from Plymouth State University
+ H4 visa FAFSA eligibility?
+ Who is eligible to receive US federal financial aid?
+ Not eligible? Hunt for scholarships, get a private student loan
+ For US citizens, ActEducationLoans.com
+ For International students, InternationalStudentLoan.com
+ Need your loan info? NSLDS!
+ NSLDS Web Site
Podsafe Music
+ Planet of Women, Waking Up The Neighborhood
+ Rebecca Loebe, There Tonight
+ Brother Love, There She Goes
+ Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90!
+ Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
Holiday Schedule
+ Last pre-Christmas regular show is Wednesday, December 21
+ Show will resume regular format Wednesday, December 28
+ New Music Shows for the interim - not Christmas music!
Listen now with Pupu Player!
Direct file download: MP3 file
Technorati Tags: loans money podcast education finance college financialaid credit podsafe
+ Katie's Mainstream Media Addiction, XCP, and Sony
+ 100% podsafe == no spyware!
Student Financial Aid News
+ California community colleges lose 300K students to tuition increases
+ Bloomgberg radio points out deep concern for US competitiveness
+ Arizona pushing for end to student subsidization of institutional financial aid
+ 1 dollar in 4 of tuition goes back to financial aid
+ Chuck Gray introduced legislation
+ Another proponent of making financial aid less accessible to force colleges to reduce tuition
+ Shocking results from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
+ Average literacy of college educated Americans declined significantly from 1992 to 2003
+ Only 25 percent of college graduates ? and only 31 percent of those with at least some graduate studies ? scored high enough on the tests to be deemed "proficient" from a literacy standpoint, which the government defines as "using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve goals, and to develop knowledge and potential."
+ Sample questions: Find the telephone number of Hendricks Mining Company in the yellow pages.
+ Find what time the second bus arrives at the Downtown Terminal.
+ Mark an "X" on an intersection on a map.
+ Identify the current net pay on a wage statement.
Scholarship Update
+ SUNY Onondaga College NSF Full Scholarship Awards
+ 30 Full Tuition Scholarships totalling $200,000
+ Computer Engineering Technology
+ Electrical Engineering Technology
+ Telecommunication Technology
+ Engineering Science
+ Computer Science
+ Detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com
Mail Bag
+ Correction on FAFSA stuff from yesterday
+ June Schlabach from Plymouth State University
+ H4 visa FAFSA eligibility?
+ Who is eligible to receive US federal financial aid?
+ Not eligible? Hunt for scholarships, get a private student loan
+ For US citizens, ActEducationLoans.com
+ For International students, InternationalStudentLoan.com
+ Need your loan info? NSLDS!
+ NSLDS Web Site
Podsafe Music
+ Planet of Women, Waking Up The Neighborhood
+ Rebecca Loebe, There Tonight
+ Brother Love, There She Goes
+ Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90!
+ Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
Holiday Schedule
+ Last pre-Christmas regular show is Wednesday, December 21
+ Show will resume regular format Wednesday, December 28
+ New Music Shows for the interim - not Christmas music!
Listen now with Pupu Player!
Direct file download: MP3 file
Technorati Tags: loans money podcast education finance college financialaid credit podsafe
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