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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on High School Student Turns to Web for College Expenses]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surely she jests-why would anyone want to finance her education (especially when there are millions of other kids in her same position-we can't help 'em all, can we?) It's called 'get a job, and take out loans', honey...that's what I'm doing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 22nd 2009 3:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on High School Student Turns to Web for College Expenses]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</guid><description><![CDATA[The whole concept is alien to us across the pond - paying those sorts of fees for university I mean.<br><br>In England and Wales it's capped at just over £3,000 as to what we have to pay per year for tuition, the government pays the rest - creating a level-playing field for all universities. And that £3,000 is a loan which is paid back when you've graduated, and only the 5% difference above £15,000 (so you'd pay 5% of £5,000 a year iif you earned £20,000). The only interest is base-rate interest.<br><br>In Scotland, its even better - its free.<br><br>Well good luck to her, I'm a prro student too, I can't spare a penny myself, $46k is mad!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[maty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2009 4:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on High School Student Turns to Web for College Expenses]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</guid><description><![CDATA[don't knock her. scholarships are crap. getting a minimum wage job gets you on the fast track to nowhere. it's survival at best, but depending on your schedule, you'll never be able to attend classes- and if you're on FA (that is if IF you qualify) you need to keep up your GPA. a loan she might not even be able to qualify for if you or your family's credit is in the toilet. i should know- mine is. i had ONE card, DIDN'T go crazy, kept up my full payments every month, went up to 'A' rating (it went to platinum in NO TIME), and my interest was nearly non-existent. then i ran into rut and had to charge my 5k tuition (at piece of shite community college) and everything was fine, made my minimum payments every month until dad could pay me back the 9k in rent I GAVE HIM that would cover the round about 4k i had left on the bill. when mom began divorce proceedings, he screwed me and wouldn't give me back a penny. the banks merged, my interest skyrocketed and lost my minimum wage job and my credit crashed and burned. while i don't qualify for a loan in satan's bank, the fed could give me a loan that would take me 20 years to pay off. good luck in your notre dame dream kid, i know my columbia one is well and truly dead.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubym]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 22nd 2009 6:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on High School Student Turns to Web for College Expenses]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/03/18/high-school-student-turns-to-web-for-college-expenses/</guid><description><![CDATA[She set up this website BEFORE she was ACCEPTED, and now, she DID NOT GET IN, but she got more than $5,000. in donations that she is now returning.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tchotchkegirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2009 1:05PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
