Archive for June 2012

Have you been following the Zimmerman case ? It is not being disputed that Zimmerman shot a young man and killed him. He is facing second degree murder charges. What is being questioned is the motive. But with legal problems come legal expense costs, so a PayPal account was created for individuals to make donations for his legal defense fund. An article in the NewYork Times states that donations were received that added up to as much as $135,000. Donors…..why donate to a fund like that, when you can donate to assist someone with their college expenses? Seems like hard work should be rewarded. Our college graduates are the future leaders of our country, and they are saddled with tremendous debt as they start their life. Student loan debt will affect the ability to purchase a home or car, and takes money away that these smart young people could be using to start a business. Donors, please help the students that are on the StudentLoanList. Your donation will be applied toward their debt and you will be doing a great thing for someone. A random act of kindness is a wonderful thing.

If you would like to make a donation toward the operating expenses of the StudentLoanList, please click on the DONATE  button. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. While our operating expenses are minimal, they do add up over time. Thank you.

Here is a neat website from the U.S Department of Education that can provide you with lots of information about the cost of college. On the College Affordabilty and Transparency Center website you can compare costs for various types of schools and search for lowest or highest tuition. Just for fun I compared public and private schools to see how the costs compared.  For example I found that for a public 4 year school, the highest tution was at Pennsylvania State University -Main Campus at  $14,416.  The  highest tuition at a private for-profit  school was $45,628 at Sanford-Brown College in Virginia, and the highest tuition at a private not-for-profit college was at Bates College at $51,300. Are you looking for a bargain ? You would be surprised at the price of the lowest Public school on the list !  In Kansas – you can attend Haskell Indian Nations University for tuition of  $430.  And thats per academic year !

If you would like to make a donation toward the operating expenses of the StudentLoanList, please click on the DONATE  button. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. While our operating expenses are minimal, they do add up over time. Thank you.