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College Financial Aid – How Your Student Can Help
There are a number of things you can do to prepare your child for no debt college besides starting a college savings account. In my family I taught my kids the value of money and as they finished high school, the importance of investing. My goal was for them to take ownership of their money and to know how easily it can slip away. I wanted to raise savers and not borrowers. This pays off when they go to college because they will avoid the prison of credit cards so promoted on college campuses and they will become partners with me in getting grants for their education.
As a young parent I never saved for college. But I did something even better: I taught my kids the value of money and the horrors of debt. Now they have lifelong skills regarding money that will enable them to succeed from college all they way to a comfortable retirement. I began early to expect that they be involved in the process of managing money. My wife’s parents have faithfully given all their grandkids money at Christmas. So I made a point to set up “Accounts” for all my kids where I could keep a ledger for them of their savings balance and interest earned. I paid them the going CD interest rate, typically 5% and enjoyed explaining to them how their money grew over time by earning interest from the bank. Whenever they spent some money, I showed them how it left their account. And should they ever spend over their balance, I showed how they got charged interest for debt. This taught them the value of money in a tangible way. Proof of the result from this training can be found in my oldest daughter’s bank account. A junior at a university, she has $10,000 in her checking account from work and savings that earns 4% interest. She makes $30 a month in interest while her peers pay that on their credit card debt. Granted, I also coached her how to find a free checking account that pays 4%, but I have been training her to think this way since she was three years old. She is learning that wealth creation builds peace and makes life much more fun. Think she will have a peaceful, successful life as an adult? You bet. You should train your kids the same way. Start early.
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Biology Scholarship And Raising Funds For College
College biology majors may be preparing for a variety of careers. They could be future doctors or veterinarians. A biology major could be a teacher or a wildlife scientist. And they could leave school with a mountain of debt.
To pursue their chosen careers, biology majors often need more than an undergraduate degree. As you begin to plan for college be sure to set aside some time to look at your options for biology scholarships.
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Finding More Scholarship Sources
It takes more than making the grades and scoring high on the SATs for students to be college-bound. Each year, students are faced with the burden of figuring out how they are going to pay for their college education. Knowing how and where to search for aid can make the difference in rather or not many students will be able to attend college.
Outside from personal or family savings, there are government grants, federal or personal loans, and scholarships. Government grants are almost always limited and only cover a fraction of the total cost of attending college. Federal and personal loans are debt, which has to be repaid after graduating. Loans are great resources for covering expenses left over after there is no other source of income available. Scholarships are, for some students, the only hope for attending college with little or no upfront cash and without piling up thousands of dollars of debt.
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