FAP420: Power MySpacing Your Next Job, CFA Scholarship Program, FAFSA, ACSFA, Ayla Brown

Student Financial Aid News
+ It's Pearl Harbor Day - see last year's show for FDR's speech
+ For profits beginning to look overseas for new opportunities
+ ACSFA interview yesterday on college access
+ Teaching people the FAFSA
+ FAFSA tutorials at FAFSAonline.com
+ 1 financial aid counselor/college counselor for 1500 students?
+ What else can we do? Leave your comments in the show notes
+ Banks recruiting heavily for restructuring experts
+ Waves of spam making email delivery harder than ever
+ If you take out a loan, product, or service, add that company's domain to your not-spam list!

Scholarship Update
+ New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) CFA Scholarship Program
+ A CFA scholarship entitles the recipient to attend NYSSAâs CFA Weekly Review Course for free (January) and take the June 2007 CFA examination for an administrative fee of $150. ($1600 and $1200)
+ Student candidates must hold a bachelorâs degree or the equivalent no later than December 31, 2007 or
+ Applicants must have the equivalent of four plus years in qualified investment work experience.
+ Student candidates must be enrolled in a college or university within 75 miles of New York City.
+ Applicants must meet all of the qualifications for registration as a CFA candidate, including two professional references (CFAs, academic advisors, deans, supervisor, or manager).
+ Students in graduate school need not be full-time students to qualify for the scholarship.
+ Scholarship candidates do not have to be a member of NYSSA, although you are encouraged to join.
+ Scholarship candidates do not have to be a member of CFA Institute, although you may apply for membership.
+ All documentation must be received by NYSSA by Friday, December 22, 2006.
+ Details at our free scholarship search site
+ Scholarship Points drawing at the end of the month!

Jobcast
+ Power MySpacing your next job
+ What job do you want to hold next? e.g. Financial Aid Counselor
+ What are the supervisory titles for people in those jobs? e.g. Director of Student Loan Consolidation
+ Occupation: X?
+ X site:myspace.com
+ Add them as friends way before you need a job!
+ Ping them once you're ready to start looking

Podsafe Music
+ Ayla Brown, Know You Better
+ Music via the Podsafe Music Network
+ Stop by our MySpace page!

Reminders
+ Private student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com
+ Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com
+ Student loan consolidation at StudentLoanConsolidator.com
+ FAFSA form online filing at FAFSAonline.com
+ Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com.
+ The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.

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