Friday, July 27, 2007

Thousands of students will not get expected aid

Here is a link to the article:
Thousands of students will not get expected aid

The Texas Higher Education Coordinate Board decided to let us college students know that the loans that are paying for our tuition bills were basically defaulted on by the lender. Luckily thanks to the discretion of a few schools, they opted not to tell incoming freshman about the loan program beacuse they didn't believe it would work this year.

Tuition assistance programs are very finicky these days. One day they are fine, others they disappear. You would think if tuition rates have risen 40% recently, then assistance programs would also grow by the same rate, but that doesn't hold true. If the program has no money, then it has no money, and nothing can be done about that. However, it should be their responsibility to notify students far enough in advance so that proper action can be taken. This procrastination will lead to some tough times for many families.

1 comment:

Kris S. Seago said...

Nice topic. Your opinion, while clear enough, is hurt a bit by the presentation. Watch for grammar and spelling errors.