Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Cracking the Books for Financial Aid to College

Published: January 27, 2007

As the price of a degree at a private college shoots toward the cost of a Lamborghini, parents and grandparents are looking for a leg up as well as to correct mistakes that could cost them dearly when applying for need-based financial aid.

Mistakes range from giving money directly to a minor to selling investments in the year that an aid application is made. College counselors, financial advisers and aid specialists say that beyond mending these missteps, there are many legitimate ways to increase the amount of aid. The advice, they say, is not intended to skirt the system or to support an extravagant lifestyle but to put students and their families on firmer financial footing as college costs skyrocket.

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SAT Word and Tip of the Day - 1/30/07

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Computer Gets It Wrong in Medical Admission Test

By KAREN W. ARENSON


When Daniel Sonshine, a senior at Brown University, took the Medical College Admission Test on Saturday, he was asked to read a passage on robotic fish in the verbal reasoning part of the exam. Then he was presented with a series of questions about songbirds.

This was not a trick question; it was an error.

“I was completely distraught,” Mr. Sonshine said yesterday. “I was struggling to stay focused, but I was not focusing.”

He was probably not alone. About 800 students who took the exam, known as the MCAT, encountered the mistake.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

How To Help Your High Schoolers Succeed on Standardized Tests

By Asma Nafee

With tuition rising at colleges and universities, it's natural to hope that your children will get grades and test scores high enough to qualify for a scholarship. Here's what you can do to help them do just that. These aren't quick fixes, mind you; they require dedication to helping your children establish good academic habits.

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Acquisition Ban Lifted at Career Education

Published: January 23, 2007

The Career Education Corporation, which operates more than 80 campuses in the United States and overseas, said yesterday that the Education Department lifted a ban imposed in June 2005 that limited acquisitions and expansion.

The Education Department said eight months ago that it was satisfied with the results of a financial audit review at Career Education that prompted the restriction. The company’s founder, John Larson, retired in December.

Career Education enrolls about 100,000 students at more than 80 campuses operating under names like American InterContinental University, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Gibbs College and Sanford-Brown College. It announced plans in November to sell 13 schools, including the nine-campus Gibbs division, to focus on more profitable divisions.

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SAT Word and Tip of the Day: January 23

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