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Top Online Degree Programs at Edvisors.com

College Admissions — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:21:06 +0000

Top ten online degrees and areas of study:

Edvisors – Redesigned Online Education Program Website

College Admissions — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:02:25 +0000

We have recently redesigned and relaunched Edvisors: Online Education and Degree Programs. The site now focuses more on providing resources for students enrolling in online classes and online courses.

If you are looking for the old Edvisors Online Education Directory, visit: http://directory.edvisors.com

We have also added a blog – blog.edvisors.com – and education forums – forums.edvisors.com

Please feel free to privde feedback, suggestions or compliments below.

Petition for Choice and Competition in Federal Student Loans

College Admissions — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:50:21 +0000

From the Consumer Bankers Association:

The President’s FY 2010 Budget proposal would eliminate the Federal Family Education Loan Program, effective July 1, 2010. At that time all new federal student and parent loans would be made by the Federal Direct Loan Program. Approximately 4,400 schools would have to switch programs. We invite financial aid professionals, parents, students, student loan professionals and concerned citizens to sign the following petition:

We, the undersigned, respectfully urge the Congress to preserve choice and competition in the federal student loan program. Competition between lenders that make federally guaranteed loans and competition between the two major federal student loan programs have led to significant and continuous improvements in service levels and quality and borrower benefits that reduce loan costs for students and parents.

Therefore, we urge Congress not to accept the Administration’s Budget proposal to eliminate the Federal Family Education Loan Program and to work on a bipartisan basis to preserve a stronger private sector-based federal student loan program that

>Provides student and parent borrowers a meaningful choice of lenders,
>Offers postsecondary institutions a meaningful choice of student loan delivery and servicing
>Offers borrowers and postsecondary institutions the wide array of delinquency, financial literacy and default prevention programs that promote responsible borrowing and repayment and minimize defaults.

Make your Voice Heard, Go To:

http://www.cbanet.org/government/ChoicePetition/ChoicePetition.cfm

$10,000 Scholarship Contest from the Student Loan Network

College Admissions — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:35:43 +0000

The Student Loan Network is giving away $10,000 for school yet again! For those of you who aren’t familiar with this drawing…keep reading.

To enter the scholarship drawing you must be an undergraduate or graduate student, currently (or soon to be) enrolled full time in an educational institution. See terms and conditions for all the official rules. I think the greatest thing about this contest is how short the entry form is. It takes about 20 seconds (give or take, depending on your typing skills), and you don’t have to submit an essay or provide any recommendations. Just fill out your basic info, click submit, and you are entered. To see how short the entry form is click HERE! Now there is a way to increase your odds of winning. When you sign up for the drawing, you are automatically becoming a member of the Scholarship Points community. ScholarshipPoints.com is a website where you can complete various activities, which gives you more points, which in turn, gives you more entries for the scholarship drawing. It is up to you whether you want to increase your chances, but either way just by filling out that quick form you have one guaranteed entry for the contest. No gimmicks. For real guys…Good luck! OH, and last time I checked, grad school was not cheap, so I think every grad student (and undergrad, AND high school seniors) can spare the 20 seconds, and fill out the entry form.

Here are some recent winners of our monthly scholarship drawings:

January 2009 Scholarship Winner: Adrienne Meagher – Florida Institute of Technology I’m a junior at the Florida Institute of Technology studying aviation management and business administration. I go to school in the summer so this scholarship will definitely help cover the financial stress. Thank you ScholarshipPoints!

January 2009 Scholarship Winner: Jessi Hoin – Wheaton College
This is a huge help in covering my expenses as an English major. With all of the books that I have to buy for my literature classes, the
costs really add up. This $1,000 scholarship will more than help ease that burden!

December 2008 Scholarship Winner: Kelli Saxer – Texas Tech University
Being a first generation college student is tough on my family. We save every penny and apply to all the scholarships I’m eligible for. This $1,000 scholarship will help us out tremendously!

December 2008 Scholarship Winner
Lourdes Sanjurjo – University of West Georgia I’m a Language Pathology major at the University of West Georgia. As a Freshman, it’s been a tough year financially. This scholarship will allow me to buy books and possibly a laptop! Thank you ScholarshipPoints, it truly means alot to me.

Learn more at: http://www.StudentLoanNetwork.com/10K/

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FAFSA Financial Aid Application Deadlines

College Admissions — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:00:27 +0000

Now is the time to complete your FAFSA. Actually, you should have done it already. However, many deadline for filing you financial aid application are coming up quickly. The deadlines vary by state and by school – so check with your financial aid office. Here is an overview:

Financial Aid Application Deadlines

The Department of Education considers an application’s receipt date and time to be when the application/correction has been successfully submitted. The last page of the online application/correction submission process is therefore called the “Confirmation Page”. It contains a 22 (if an application) or 30 (if a correction) character long “Confirmation Number”. This number contains the exact date and time (Central Standard Time) the form was received. It is recommended you print this for your records.

Important to remember: Transactions must be completed and accepted by midnight to meet the deadline. If transmissions are started before midnight but are not completed until after midnight, those transmissions will not meet the deadline. In addition, any transmission picked up on the deadline date that gets rejected may not be able to be reprocessed because the deadline will have passed by the time the user gets the information notifying him/her of the reject.

Medical Student Site – Student Doctor Network

College Admissions — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:48:59 +0000

I found an interesting new site for student doctors and medical students to network, visit:

www.MedicalStudents.com

The site offers medical students a niche site for connecting, networking, blogging and communicating. Not so much socializing, bt a bit of that as well. Seems the social networks are getting increasingly focused on niche groups.

Medical Students Network

Online Education in Michigan

College Admissions — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:02:53 +0000

Online education in Michigan is generating some big bandwidth buzz nationally. The state has the country’s second-best online education program, according to the first-ever national survey of online learning policies and practices. That accomplishment is significant in this digital age, when e-learning is rapidly growing and increasing educational choices. Michigan’s goal should be to take over the No. 1 spot from Florida, working on the growth of quality virtual learning programs to benefit all students.

The Center for Digital Education, which provides technology resources for K-12 and higher education, conducted the review of programs and strategies implemented to promote online learning. The purpose was to ascertain the overall landscape of online learning in U.S. schools. As of this fall, 44 states were offering substantial online learning programs.

Michigan is among the leaders in K-12 online education for a few reasons. In 2006, the Legislature was the first in the nation to require online learning as part of its high school graduation requirements.

The rules require students to take an online course or learning experience, or have the online learning experience incorporated into each of the required 16 credits of the Michigan Merit Core Curriculum.

This move was part of a larger state effort. Requiring more rigorous course work will better prepare young people for the new economy.

Michigan was recognized for its creation of the Michigan Virtual School (MVS), an online resource that enables middle and high schools to provide courses and other learning tools that students wouldn’t typically use. Eligible students include the gifted and talented, those with special needs and students who need to make up a credit. MVS is now one of the largest online course providers in the nation. In 2007-08, there were approximately 11,000 course registrations. That virtual program was funded by the Legislature in 2000 to be operated by the Michigan Virtual University, a private, not-for-profit corporation.

The Michigan Department of Education and Michigan Virtual University created a statewide online professional development portal for Michigan educators called Michigan LearnPort that was also cited by the Center’s staff.

The recognition shows the state’s online learning programs and policies are moving in the right direction. The Department of Education, Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Legislature deserve credit for this forward thinking, and should continue it. Learning is learning — online, in the classroom, or both.

FAFSA Financial Aid Application

College Admissions — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:43:37 +0000

Filing the FAFSA is an important step in the financial aid application process. It allows your school to generate your financial aid package, which can include Federal Stafford loans, work study, and grants.
File a New FAFSA » | File a FAFSA Renewal »

Online Courses and your chance to save money for college

College Admissions — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:30:37 +0000

Have you ever considered taking Online Courses – Did you know?

20% of college students took at least one online course in the fall of 2007*
50% of college students surveyed would consider taking an online course**

Online courses are a great opportunity to save money, graduate early and can conveniently be taken (or re-taken) over breaks and holidays.

With the help of our free eBook and search form below, you can successfully find online colleges that offer courses for your program. We urge you to explore whether this hot trend could help you now or in the future.

GoTo: http://www.edvisors.com/courses/

Online Education Degrees

College Admissions — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:57:44 +0000

Edvisors Online Education Program Websites

Edvisors – Resources for College Students

Edvisors Student Services manages internationally recognized education Web sites offering products, advice, and services to college students, parents, educators and the financial aid community. These sites connect our community to education-related information and services – such as college admissions and college search help, student credit education and student credit cards, and free scholarships.

The Edvisors Student Services Sites

One of our more innovative programs is Scholarship Points which offers free college scholarships and scholarship contests for 150,000 college student members. Joining is free and easy for students! Students win by earning points and entering them into monthly drawings for our free scholarships. Members earn points by logging in each day, completing surveys and reviewing other sites and services. We help high school and college students pay for college as our way of thanking them for providing feedback on our services and supporting our network of Edvisors websites. Visit Scholarship Points to learn more.

Student Loan Network Sites

Student Loan Network is one of the nation’s fastest growing providers of student loans and financial aid information. For more than ten years, we have helped millions of students and their families access federal and private student loans, scholarships and consolidation funding for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education. To help make the confusing and stressful financial aid process easier, the Student Loan Network also delivers helpful resources, including the award-winning Financial Aid Podcast, a multitude of financial aid-related blogs, the monthly Financial Aid Newsletter, free eBooks, and valuable content. Each year, more than 6 million students, parents, and financial aid officers make the most of their education experience through our loan products and free resources.