2/17: Jobcast on cover letters, we won an award and a prize, Buck McKeon, scholarship update, Alice Marie, #186
Student Financial Aid News + Hey, we won an award! Best College Financial Aid Podcast from MoneySmartz.com + Hey, we won a prize! $200 free upgrade on PRWeb for our press release + Private giving reaches record totals - $25.6 billion in 2005 + Avoid what offends you - from InsideHigherEd.com + Tuition increase to change perceived image at MU Ohio + Caused enrollment to drop + Buck McKeon succeeds John Boehner as head of House Committee on Education and the Workforce + Quick, let's hit Open Secrets! Nelnet, Sallie Mae, CFS, BofA, Bank One
Scholarship Update + American Fire Sprinkler Association Program Scholarship Contest + Four $5,000 scholarships + Requires fire safety exam + Deadline April 12, 2006 + Detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com
JobCast: The Cover Letter + Sales tool + Gets you in the door - or not + Jedi mind trick + WIIFM + Confidence is key - and arrogance is not + Pick two facts and back them up with data + Do your homework + Worst cover letters: see resume, attached, applying for job + Wacky job post + Plain text letters - don't put a cover letter as an attachment! + Remember to actually include your resume + Private Student Loans at AlternativeStudentLoan.com
Podsafe Music + Alice Marie, Madeleine + Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90! + Via the Podsafe Music Network + Stop by our MySpace page!
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
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Amusing Diversion + Katie's Mainstream Media Addiction, XCP, and Sony + 100% podsafe == no spyware!
Student Financial Aid News + California community colleges lose 300K students to tuition increases + Bloomgberg radio points out deep concern for US competitiveness + Arizona pushing for end to student subsidization of institutional financial aid + 1 dollar in 4 of tuition goes back to financial aid + Chuck Gray introduced legislation + Another proponent of making financial aid less accessible to force colleges to reduce tuition + Shocking results from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy + Average literacy of college educated Americans declined significantly from 1992 to 2003 + Only 25 percent of college graduates ? and only 31 percent of those with at least some graduate studies ? scored high enough on the tests to be deemed "proficient" from a literacy standpoint, which the government defines as "using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve goals, and to develop knowledge and potential." + Sample questions: Find the telephone number of Hendricks Mining Company in the yellow pages. + Find what time the second bus arrives at the Downtown Terminal. + Mark an "X" on an intersection on a map. + Identify the current net pay on a wage statement.
Scholarship Update + SUNY Onondaga College NSF Full Scholarship Awards + 30 Full Tuition Scholarships totalling $200,000 + Computer Engineering Technology + Electrical Engineering Technology + Telecommunication Technology + Engineering Science + Computer Science + Detailed page at StudentScholarshipSearch.com
Mail Bag + Correction on FAFSA stuff from yesterday + June Schlabach from Plymouth State University + H4 visa FAFSA eligibility? + Who is eligible to receive US federal financial aid? + Not eligible? Hunt for scholarships, get a private student loan + For US citizens, ActEducationLoans.com + For International students, InternationalStudentLoan.com + Need your loan info? NSLDS! + NSLDS Web Site
Podsafe Music + Planet of Women, Waking Up The Neighborhood + Rebecca Loebe, There Tonight + Brother Love, There She Goes + Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90! + Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
Holiday Schedule + Last pre-Christmas regular show is Wednesday, December 21 + Show will resume regular format Wednesday, December 28 + New Music Shows for the interim - not Christmas music!
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SoccerGossip.comShow#4 on October 19th, 2005. The English Premier League is back, so BeatleManU does his usual roundup of the weekends fixtures. Added to that, Champions League Matchday 3 and a roundup of European World Cup Qualifiers, we have quite a big show!!!