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		<title>&#8220;Gainful employment&#8221; study reveals which colleges have the highest and lowest repayment rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education has published a study which outlined the student loan repayment statistics of over 8,400 American colleges, job training programs, and graduate schools. The study specifically focused on students who either graduated or left college between October 2004 and March 2008. It was discovered that students at nursing colleges, as well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/09/05/gainful-employment-study-reveals-which-colleges-have-the-highest-and-lowest-repayment-rates/</link>
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		<title>Go back to school on Facebook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For students who feel like they’re out of the loop when it comes to on-campus activities, going back to school has never been so easy. Facebook has recently launched a new “Universities” Page so students can stay up to date on the latest news and events that are happening on their campus. Since going public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/09/03/go-back-to-school-on-facebook/</link>
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		<title>Student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt for the first time in history</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to June 2010 statistics, Americans owe more money in student loans than they do on their credit cards. As of two months ago, student loan debt was at $829.785 billion, while credit card debt was at $826.5 billion. To make matters worse, it appears that student loan debt has been climbing higher and higher [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/31/student-loan-debt-has-surpassed-credit-card-debt-for-the-first-time-in-history/</link>
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		<title>Is tuition insurance worth it?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One MarketWatch.com writer recently called tuition insurance a &#8220;stupid investment&#8221; and &#8220;a lesson in failure.&#8221; But other experts feel that tuition insurance could actually be a smart investment for families whose child is studying abroad, if the child has a history of serious illness, or if the family has more than one child enrolled at a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/30/is-tuition-insurance-worth-it/</link>
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		<title>Where to buy or rent textbooks online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chegg.com Chegg.com not only offers free shipping both ways, after 30 days you can get a full refund for an unopened book, or a 75% refund for a book that you have already used. There are three different types of rental periods: Semester (125 days), Quarter (85 days), and Summer (60 days). If you decide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/29/where-to-buy-or-rent-textbooks-online/</link>
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		<title>Top 20 financial aid twitterers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. @Fafsahelp &#8211; Get tips on everything related to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and read up on the latest news concerning student loans and scholarships. 2. @studentloaninfo &#8211; This “Student Loan Ninja” updates readers with articles she discovered while surfing the web, all of which discuss student loans and financial tips [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/27/top-20-financial-aid-twitterers/</link>
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		<title>LeTourneau University now awarding schoarships to home-school students thanks to a $5 million donation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In what is said to be “the largest donation for home-school scholarships ever,” LeTourneau University (LETU)  in Texas was recently given $5 million from an anonymous donor to help develop a scholarship program for home-schooled graduates. “The generous donor sees the critical need to endow scholarships for future generations and believes deeply in the value [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/26/letourneau-university-now-awarding-schoarships-to-home-school-students-thanks-to-a-5-million-donation/</link>
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		<title>California bill forces recruiters to provide more information about scholarships to college athletes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 24th the California State Senate passed a bill which will require institutions to publish information about their athletic scholarships online. The purpose of the bill, (AB2079), is to promote the communication between future college athletes and recruiters, as many students are not provided with important financial information regarding summer school tuition, the cost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/25/california-bill-forces-recruiters-to-provide-more-information-about-scholarships-to-college-athletes/</link>
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		<title>10 back to school budgeting tips for college students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the summer season slowly comes to an end, it’s time for students to start thinking about how they will be budgeting for the upcoming school year. Here are some tips on how to survive the school year without starving yourself to death: 1. Calculate your costs – It is extremely important for all students [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/24/10-back-to-school-budgeting-tips-for-college-students/</link>
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		<title>Scholarships at private universities are on the rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to the current economic climate, public universities have been cutting down on the number of scholarships awarded to students so those from low-income families have a better chance of receiving financial aid. But several private colleges are reporting that their scholarship budgets have increased in the past year, as more are handing out “true [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collegescholarships.org/blog/2010/08/23/scholarships-at-private-universities-are-on-the-rise/</link>
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