Stopped by this morning to distribute flyers and some bookmarks. What a beautiful campus ! Unusual situation there today….no electric! A transformer went out. I got a kick out of watching the guys play basketball in the pitch black gym. Texas Wesleyan is located about 10 minutes from downtown Fort Worth.

Just made a visit to Texas Christian University (TCU)in Fort Worth. It’s beginning to look a lot like Spring there. Left some free StudentLoanList bookmarks in the library.

Here in Texas our  March weather is already feeling like Spring. YES !

As our second full month ended at the StudentLoanList we are pleased to see that the number of  website visitors increased 180% over January. We are excited to have new visitors and see that people are starting to notice and talk about the StudentLoanList. We even went viral in a mini way one day during February.

We are seeing website traffic from not only the United States, but around the world. As  previously noted during January we had website visitors from Canada,Germany, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Russia, Thialand and during February we  had  new visitors from the Philippines, Panama and Romania.

During January we made the decision to go from donations by check only to adding the option of donations via credit card. We believe that making the donation process easier is a good move for attracting prospective donors. We expect to make that change visable on the website within the next couple of weeks.

We thank everyone that is helping to spread the word about the StudentLoanList, and we look forward to becoming the best place on the internet for individuals to ask for help with student loan debt.

Show your support for the StudentLoanList ! Donations are always welcome to help with the operating expenses. It’s simple to donate – just 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!

Stopped by the lovely NW campus today. Student art was displayed in several grassy areas near the main entrance. Here is one that I thought was really interesting. It is called the “Clay-Merz Skyline”.

One way to decrease your need for student loans is to obtain a scholarship. A quick search of the Internet found several unique scholarships listed. Stuttgart,  Arkansas  Chamber of Commerce sponsors a duck calling contest with $2000 going to the winner. Tall clubs International has $1000 scholarships to tall ( men 6’2 women 5’10 ) first year students. You might also consider the $7500  Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year award, The Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship ($5000). If you are a graduate student who wants to study potatoes then you might like to look into the Potato Industry Scholarship ($2000). There are many more scholarships available too.  Ask around, do your research and put in lots of applications. Good luck !

Some information for this blog post came from http://www.collegeandfinance.com

Unfortunately some students or graduates become disabled after taking out student loans, and then have to worry not only about the new health problem, but paying back those loans.

The good news is that in certain cases, if you have federal student loans and you become disabled, your debts may be discharged.   To qualify for this discharge, a physician must certify  that you are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity and that your condition:

 1) can be expected to result in death

2) has lasted for a continuous period of not less than  60 months or

3)  can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60 months.

If you are interested in reading more about the disability discharge, or making an application, click here:   application for debt discharge

 **Please note that  this information may not be accurate for disabled veterans**

In an effort to help consumers (prospective college students) compare prices of colleges, the Department of Education has created a website that will give you tons of information about college costs. You can search for highest and lowest cost colleges, and also search by the type of college (profit or non profit).  Take a look  

Show your support for the StudentLoanList ! Donations are always welcome to help with the operating expenses. It’s simple to donate – just 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!