FAP396: Disabilities and hiring in the mail bag, army scholarship, credit cards are loans too, Ayla Brown

Student Financial Aid News
+ The National Education Loan Network, known as Nelnet, and its executives top the list of contributors to the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to an analysis in the blog of the New America Foundation. Nelnet has been facing scrutiny and criticism of late from the Education Departmentâs auditors. All told, Nelnet has donated over half a million dollars in the current election cycle, considerably more than in previous elections.
+ Many high-school counselors long have recommended that students apply to a "safety school" that they are sure to get into. With rising college costs, students are advised to be sure to include a financial safety school.
+ A Friday IM chat session was revealing; the student I was speaking with seemed unaware that a credit card is a loan
+ Compare interest rates - credit cards are generally a bad deal compared to federal and private student loans
+ Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com
+ PLUS loans for parents at ParentPLUSLoan.com
+ Graduate PLUS loans at GradLoans.com
+ Private student loans at AlternativeStudentLoan.com
+ Student credit card directory at StudentPlatinum.com

Scholarship Update
+ MG James Ursano Scholarship Program
+ The MG James Ursano Scholarship Fund administered by AER was established in 1976 as a secondary mission to help Army families with the costs of post secondary undergraduate level education, vocational training, and preparation for acceptance by military service academies for their dependent children.
+ Dependent children, stepchildren or legally adopted children or a ward of Army soldiers on active duty, retired, or deceased while on active duty or after retirement. Children of Reserve or National Guard soldiers mobilized under Title 10 status for the entire academic year.
+ Registered in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS). You can check your status at 1-800 538-9552.
+ Unmarried for the entire academic year.
+ Under the age of 22 on May 1, 2007 based on the 2007-2008 academic year (AY).
+ Maintain a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.0 based on a 4.0 scale.
+ Deadline March 1, 2007
+ Average $2,000 award
+ Details at our free scholarship search site
+ Episode 400 scholarship giveaway at ScholarshipPoints.com

Mail Bag
+ i had a qustin related to the job cast: i will be job hunting soon, but i have a disablity. it's not one that makes it self exremly obous to look at me, but it could afect jobs that i am asked to. The only advice i have recived is don't aply for the jobs it afects, but this is not posible, as it afects most jobs ( it is both phisical and, learning.) My qustion is at what time do i disclose this infromation to my prospective employer, and how much do i disclose? i do have the option of going through the californal department of rehab to find a job and they would take care of the discolere for me. is this a better idea?
+ By law, employers may not discriminate against someone with a disability. The only exception is if a disability interferes with the ability to perform work without unreasonable accommodation. For example, if you are wheelchair bound and the job requires you to climb ladders all day, clearly, that physical capability is a requirement.
+ Link to disability and discrimination information at the EEOC
+ How much do you disclose at application time? Use your good judgement as to whether or not you can perform the job in a satisfactory ability - you know what you're capable of. Ask questions prior to the interview about the job and what it entails.

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