More Than a Test Score

To get you up to date on student finance in the news lately we turned to a little old-fashioned The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

The Good: Earlier this month, for the first time in a decade, the House and the Senate (see video for a refresher) reauthorized the Higher Education Act HR+ 4137.

This is good news for you. Why, you ask? Here it is:
1. Easier FAFSA form—big win
2. Greater transparency into college expenses
3. States forced increase education spending
4. Colleges required to give info on the cost of textbooks
5. And the big money… Pell Grants are to be raised from $4,800 to $6000 in 2009 and up to $8000 by 2014 students can receive Pell Grants yearly, as opposed to just for the current term.

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Hello Zinch. I am new on the scene so I wanted to introduce myself. Name is 31. That is all you need to know. I am a test score. My hobbies and interests include test prep, being a faceless number in the crowd, and long walks on the beach on my way to the Saturday administration of the SAT…

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Youth camps and family trips. Summer work and summer play. What did you do this summer? I joined a group that backpacked 11 miles into the Grand Canyon. Beautiful waterfalls that were great for diving and swimming. Nothing like nature to both amaze you and beat you down (the hot sun, long hike). Kirk, a familiar face to Zinch, had an experience I had to share…

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Wow.

I still can't believe my litte picture over there on the right is between Mick and Sarah's pictures. They are Zinch gods and I feel like a speed bump in between their glorious black and white photos.

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