Scholarship funding: Where to begin looking?
This piece is featured in the January edition of Monroe County Parent: Let’s say you are a foundation board member or a civic club volunteer who wants to award a college scholarship to a deserving...
View ArticleWhy smart, low-income kids might not end up at the top schools
Perhaps you’ve heard some colleges offer not only free tuition, but free room and board, to smart but low income students? Even if a full tuition offer isn’t available, partial scholarship packages can...
View ArticleCollege Goal Sunday 2013 workshops scheduled for Feb. 10.
College Goal Sunday will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday Feb. 10. This event features a free hands-on workshop, designed to help college students and their parents work through and file the Free Application...
View ArticleHuffPost: Why a $500 scholarship is worth the effort
I’ve talked about college scholarships quite a bit during the past several years, and you’ll find a roundup of those links at my Cash for College section. But I also link up to other people who are...
View ArticleScholarship committees want grades and other details that are current as of...
I have a report on the Monroe High School Financial Aid Night program in today’s edition of The Monroe Evening News, and I’ll spin off links and followup discussion here and on my social media feeds....
View ArticleYouTube video: Monroe High School Financial Aid Night
This video has excerpts from the Financial Aid Night program held Jan. 15 at Monroe High School. The topics include financial aid and scholarship application reminders for the Monroe, Mich., students:
View ArticleDeadlines key to getting college financial aid
This article is in today’s edition of The Monroe Evening News If parents hope to keep the family’s out-of-pocket expenses for college as low as possible, they need to pay close attention to the...
View ArticleHow to fill out the scholarship applications
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe Evening News. Here is this week’s installment: Scholarship application season has started for the 2013-14 academic year, and some of the...
View ArticleThe crazy schedules of college student finances
A few months ago, I wrote a piece called How do you live on a college student budget? That discussion explains which expenses are included in a college’s Cost of Attendance formula, and which expenses...
View ArticleScholarship announcements for southeast Michigan students fly fast in February
If you are seeking college scholarship and financial aid for the 2013-14 academic year, February is the busiest time for those applications. I have, for the past few years, posted local scholarship...
View ArticleCollege Transfer Fair March 27 in Temperance
The Whitman Center, 7777 Lewis Ave., Temperance, Mich., will host a college transfer fair from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday March 27. Students who are considering taking classes at Monroe County...
View ArticleDeadlines approaching fast for the last round of Monroe County MI 2013...
The deadlines have passed for most scholarships and financial aid that Monroe County, Mich., students can apply for to help with college expenses for the 2013-14 academic year. But there remains one...
View ArticleThe student loan interest rate is less of a problem than total amount due
There’s been a lot of chatter in the news feeds this week – as there have been in recent years – about the 3.4 percent interest rate on one of the federal student loan programs and whether it should...
View ArticleEncourage high school students to build community service resumes early
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe Evening News. Here is this week’s installment: By Paula Wethington Do you want one tip that will help your high school student be the best...
View ArticleWhere are Monroe High School students earning their scholarships?
I’ve written quite a bit about scholarships for college, especially the fact that students need to watch for announcements at their high school offices, fill out the requested paperwork and meet...
View ArticleHow do you find the cash for college?
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe News. Here is this week’s installment: Did you know that that 62 percent of students who graduated from Michigan colleges and universities in...
View ArticleWriting an appeal letter for financial assistance? Be specific, stick to the...
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe News. Here is this week’s installment: I learned a lesson about writing hardship letters for financial assistance when I was still in college....
View ArticleHow do you find the cash for college?
This was the script for the Cash for College program I gave tonight through Monroe Community Education. By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget Hello everyone! My name is Paula Wethington. I’m one of...
View ArticleWhen a college scholarship doesn’t count as your contribution to college...
By Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget When I was a high school senior, I won a scholarship of $1,000 a year, renewable for four years, from a private foundation. It could be used at any eligible...
View ArticleAnother scholarship resource: StudentScholarships.org
Monroe High School in Monroe, Mich., has posted the following announcement on its Facebook page: Attention Seniors and Senior Parents: StudentScholarships.org or http://www.studentscholarships.org/ is...
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