Financial Aid Podcast
Latest Episodes
FAP870: The History of the Financial Aid Podcast
FAP870: The History of the Financial Aid Podcast Listen now: Expert Interview + A brief history of the Financial Aid Podcast and why we started this grand adventure + April 2005 was the first show + Started with FAFSA training internally + Everything chan
FAP869: College costs, usury, Stafford loan caps
FAP869: College costs, usury, Stafford loan caps Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + A number of articles from around the web including this one from the Baltimore Sun ask if college is being priced out of affordability, especially in an economic dow
Retail tricks to get you to spend more
Retail tricks to get you to spend more One of the arcane sciences of marketing is point of sale, the science of getting someone to buy as much stuff as possible in a store visit. This really matt
FAP868: Ole Miss Student Loans, TED Spread, FAFSA
FAP868: Ole Miss Student Loans, TED Spread, FAFSA Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA/Clarion Ledger: “As thousands of college students in Mississippi return for the fall semester, hundreds may be without student loan funds,” The C
Wanted: junior web designer to hire
We’re looking to hire a web designer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DrbyrbNSMs Full details here.
FAP867: First Marblehead, Bloomberg, Free Stuff, Becca Loebe
FAP867: First Marblehead, Bloomberg, Free Stuff, Becca Loebe Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Quick note that next Friday will be the last daily show, then we move to weekly + NASFAA: “First Marblehead Corp., (ticker: FMD) which packages stu
Public Speaking Policy and Scholarships
So here’s the deal. I’m making a change in how I handle speaking engagements. Beginning immediately, if you’d like me to speak at your conference on the topics of new media, Internet marketing, financial aid, etc., and you̵
FAP866: Earning beer money, student credit cards
FAP866: Earning beer money, student credit cards Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA: “Congress and the Bush administration have struggled this year to find the right type and amount of federal subsidy that will ensure that students have
FAP865: Student Loan Interview on WERS
FAP865: Student Loan Interview on WERS Listen now: Expert Interview + Today I’m interviewed by Sonia Saini from WERS (Emerson College Radio, WERS 88.9 FM) about the credit crunch and student loans + Hear the full interview on You Are Here, Sunday mo
FAP864: Beloit College Mindset List, FMD, EFP
FAP864: Beloit College Mindset List, FMD, EFP Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Yesterday we released the Cheap College Textbooks free eBook + Marketwatch: Student lender First Marblehead Corp. (ticker: FMD) said Goldman Sachs (ticker: GS) complete