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August 29, 2017

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Sallie Mae: Student Loans with Options and Flexibility [Episode 222]

Sallie Mae: Student Loans with Options and Flexibility [Episode 222]

How are you going to pay for grad school if you don’t get a scholarship? Loans. Let’s learn about Sallie Mae’s student loan options. Our guest today is Charles Rocha, EVP and CMO of Sallie Mae. Charlie had over 20 years of experience at Bank of America, MBNA and NationsBank before joining Sallie Mae in… 

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June 8, 2017

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Schwarzman Scholars Application Essay Tips and Deadlines

Schwarzman Scholars Application Essay Tips and Deadlines

Up to 200 Schwarzman Scholars will earn their Master of Global Affairs degrees from China’s prestigious Tsinghua University each year. Not only will Schwarzman Scholars receive free tuition, room and board, books, supplies, a laptop and cell phone, but their airfare to China for the program and home after its completion are also included in… 

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May 21, 2017

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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans [Application Essay Tips]

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans [Application Essay Tips]

Paul Soros was often overshadowed by his younger brother, financial wizard George Soros, but he was a millionaire in his own right. In contrast to George Soros’s success in the financial industry, Paul Soros made his mark on the world by innovating in the shipping industry, filing patents, winning several engineering awards, and innovating in… 

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May 18, 2017

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Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford [Application Tips]

Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford [Application Tips]

Do you aim to improve the world? Would you like to earn your graduate degree at Stanford tuition free? Then you will be happy to hear about the new Knight-Hennessy Scholars program at Stanford, a program that will cover 100 Stanford graduate students’ tuition for up to three years plus provide a stipend for room… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Grad Financial Aid, Law Financial Aid, MBA Financial Aid, Med Financial Aid, Stanford, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law Leave a Comment

May 17, 2017

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Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: Funding, Community for Immigrants [Episode 206]

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: Funding, Community for Immigrants [Episode 206]

Let’s learn about the $90K fellowships awarded by The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Today’s guest, Dr. Craig Harwood, earned his BA in Music from Queens College and then a PhD in Music Theory from Yale University in 2002. Dr. Harwood went on to serve as the dean of Davenport College at… 

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May 7, 2017

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Obtaining Graduate Assistantships

Obtaining Graduate Assistantships

Assistantships are a way of funding your graduate education. They are more often awarded to PhD students than to master’s students (though a department may sometimes have funding available for exceptional master’s students). You may be awarded a Teaching Assistantship (meaning you help teach a class, teach a section of a larger class, teach a… 

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March 1, 2017

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Will Your Graduate Education Pay? [Episode 195]

Will Your Graduate Education Pay? [Episode 195]

Saving money on your student loans, ranking grad programs based on salary-to-debt ratios, plus life as a Columbia Business School grad. All in today’s show. Today’s guest, Amanda Wood, graduated from Vassar College in 2009 with a degree in social psychology and economics. After graduation, she worked at BNY Mellon and at Brigham and Women’s… 

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August 29, 2016

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Grad School Applicants: Think About Funding NOW

Grad School Applicants: Think About Funding NOW

If you’re applying for graduate admission and hope to receive funding, it is particularly important to pay attention to deadlines—your school’s deadlines for admission and aid consideration, any additional deadlines for scholarship materials, and any deadlines for funding from private sources or outside agencies. Here are some things you should keep in mind: 1. Some… 

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Article by Rebecca Blustein / Grad School Admissions / Grad Financial Aid

July 24, 2016

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MBA Debt Numbers Grow “Embarrassingly” Large

MBA Debt Numbers Grow “Embarrassingly” Large

According to a Poets & Quants article, graduating MBAs have more debt than ever, “so much so that a record number of the leading business schools now decline to even share the embarrassing burdens they have put on their students.” Combined, students who graduated last year from the top 10 U.S. business schools borrowed $317.4… 

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June 16, 2016

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Lining Up Letters of Recommendation and Searching for Fellowships

Lining Up Letters of Recommendation and Searching for Fellowships

These are also steps that you can start working on well ahead of next winter’s application deadlines. If you’re still in college, asking professors now to be your recommenders will be straightforward; the benefit of doing this early is that the professors who work in your field will be able to give you advice about… 

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Article by Rebecca Blustein / Grad School Admissions / Get Your Game on Series, Grad Financial Aid, Grad School Letters of Recommendation

March 22, 2016

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Make Your MPP Dream a Reality

Make Your MPP Dream a Reality

Dreamers look out their window and see an opportunity for improvement, a chance at providing future generations a better tomorrow. Visionaries understand the complex intersection of what is and what could be. While many of us have an interest in improving our communities, policy makers take this ambition and make it a career. Why choose… 

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February 24, 2016

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Saving Money on Your Student Loan Debt: The CommonBond Story [Episode 142]

Saving Money on Your Student Loan Debt: The CommonBond Story [Episode 142]

Today’s show: a conversation for anyone with student loans. We’re talking with CommonBond’s Phil DeGisi about options to save money by refinance outstanding student loans and financing your education, as well as CommonBond’s MBA Accelerator and Social Impact Award and his own MBA experience. Meet Phil DeGisi [1:40] Undergrad at Vassar, Tuck MBA. After earning… 

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January 19, 2016

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Quick FAFSA Facts

Quick FAFSA Facts

It’s January. The holidays are over, people are working on (or already breaking) their new year’s resolutions… and it’s time to file the FAFSA. Here are a few must-know facts and tips: • The FAFSA is the first step towards qualifying for federal and state financial aid (grants, student loans, work study, etc). Many universities… 

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March 17, 2015

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3 Ways to Make Your Own Student Loan Luck

3 Ways to Make Your Own Student Loan Luck

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”  – Benjamin Franklin If you’re one of the 37 million Americans with student loans, you know it’s going to take a lot more than a few four-leaf clovers to make your debt disappear. You wouldn’t rely on winning the lottery in order to pay your loans, would you? … 

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August 28, 2014

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Financial Aid and Health Insurance for International Students

Financial Aid and Health Insurance for International Students

If you are one of the adventurous souls planning on leaving your comfort zone to study abroad, we’d like to introduce you to a treasure trove of invaluable resources. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Ross Mason, VP of Envisage International for important tips and information about international student loans, health insurance, and… 

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August 26, 2014

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Timing & Funding for Grad School Applicants

If you’re applying for graduate admission and hope to receive funding, it is particularly important to pay attention to deadlines—your school’s deadlines for admission and aid consideration, any additional deadlines for scholarship materials, and any deadlines for funding from private sources or outside agencies. Here are some things you should keep in mind: 1. Some… 

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Article by Rebecca Blustein / Grad School Admissions / Grad Financial Aid

January 15, 2013

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Admissions Straight Talk: Interview with Daniel Macklin

Admissions Straight Talk: Interview with Daniel Macklin

For this week’s episode of Accepted Admissions Straight Talk, we interviewed Daniel Macklin, Co-Founder & VP of Business Development at SoFi. Check out the full recording to hear our fascinating conversation about alumni funded student loans. 00:47:00 – Introducing Daniel, Co-founder and VP of Business Development at SoFi. 02:25:00 – SoFi’s background. How did Daniel… 

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January 14, 2013

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Apply to be a Tillman Military Scholar

Apply to be a Tillman Military Scholar

This is a great funding opportunity for members of the military. The Tillman Military Scholar program was founded to honor the legacy of Pat Tillman, who” proudly put his NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals on hold to serve his country” and  died while serving with the U.S. army in Afghanistan in 2004. The scholarship… 

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