Simply College Workbook Now Available for $30
December 17, 2007 – Simply Student Aid, LLC has begun today to offer its core product, a workbook on how to effectively pursue college financial aid, as a $30 standalone product. Previously, the workbook was only available as part of an $80 three-part program. Another part of the original program, a 10-session webcast workshop tracked to each workbook task, is now available at no cost to all visitors to the company’s website.
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’Preferred lender’ may not be all the name implies
The Buffalo News, April 4, 2007 – New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s investigation into the student lending industry brings into sharp relief a fundamental problem that the U.S. Department of Education has inadvertently created for parents and students in need of college tuition aid. The problem is time. There’s not enough to make good decisions.
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College Student Loan Practices Under Investigation
ABC News, March 15, 2007 – Some of the nation's top colleges and student loan lenders have come under investigation for questionable business practices and potential conflicts of interest ranging from misleading students; kickbacks to colleges; and even junkets to Caribbean resorts for their financial aide officers, according to Andrew Cuomo, the Attorney General for the State of New York. (Richard Esposito, ABC News)
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Program takes frustration out of college aid applications
Amherst Bee, February 12, 2007 – Before deciding between a local or out-of-town college, whether to dorm or commute and what groups or committees to join, students have to know how to pay for their education.
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Local firms help families finance college
Buffalo News, February 4, 2007 – They assist with aid applications or do financing. If Western New Yorkers are looking for help paying for college, they need look no further than their hometown.
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Buffalo-Based Simply College™ Hosts Tutorial for Area Families
Buffalo, New York, January 31, 2007 – Some 25 families from several Buffalo area high schools will assemble this evening at Daemen College for a short course that could shape their futures. In a 90-minute guided tour, they will learn all the steps they must take in coming months to select, plan and pay for college.
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College Costs Rising, Aid Falling: How Do Families Fund College?
Buffalo, New York, January 26, 2007 – There's no escaping the fact that college costs are rising faster than family incomes each year. The College Board estimates that most students and their families can expect to pay, on average, from $90 to $1,238 more than last year for this year's tuition and fees, depending on the type of college.
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National Service to Simplify the Search for College Financial Aid Launched on the Web
Buffalo, New York, January 3, 2007 – High school students and their parents will have an easier time finding and securing financial aid for college with today’s national launch of a new, comprehensive and hands-on web based service called Simply College™. The program is available at www.simply-college.com.
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