Financial aid facts are offered
ALISSA ROTH
Issue date: 3/4/08 Section: Student Life
Tuition, books, supplies,
room, board and transportation
costs can really add up,
and even community college
students feel the pain of rising
college costs.
Bucks held its annual financial
aid night on Wednesday,
Feb. 13, which took students
and their parents step-by-step
through the financial aid
process.
Let's face it, everyone needs
money for college. What
many students don't know is
that there is help. The financial
aid process from start of
finish can be a confusing,
long road of paperwork and
federal forms.
Seventeen-year-old Truman
High School Senior William
Slye said that a major concern
of his was the rising costs of
college. He and his father
were shocked to learn what
an average student paid for
books each semester.
Donna Wilkoski, director
of financial aid, gave an
informative presentation to
the crowded room, discussing
work-study, scholarships,
grants and loans. Most
students who are just starting
college do not realize that
they can get help paying for
the cost. There is more than
need-based aid, but also
merit-based. There are scholarships
awarded each year,
but many go uncollected
because of the lack of applications.
This school year, there are
millions of scholarships and
billions of dollars in funding
available for a students taking.
Students assume that
they must be brilliant, gifted
or skilled to receive scholarships,
but this is not true.
There are a multitude of
scholarships available, ranging
from race to eye color.
Yes, if you have two different
color eyes you can receive
money for school. There is
even a scholarship handed
out by Chick-Fil-A restaurants.
Workers of this restaurant
can apply for a $1,000
scholarship.
Families and students can
expect costs to rise even higher.
According to collegeboard.
com, students planning
on higher education can
expect to pay an extra $95-
$1,404 in the upcoming year.
Despite this spike in tuition
the site also mentions that
there are $130 billion in funding
available to students to
help ease the heavy financial
burden of higher education.
Students can search for
available scholarships at
many different websites, such
a s
www.fastweb.monster.com.
Students may also refer to
www.studentaid.ed.gov or
call 1-800-433-3243 for more
information. For help on
campus, students can contact
Donna Wilkoski in the financial
aid office located in place
of the old bookstore. You can
also call (215) 968-8200.
room, board and transportation
costs can really add up,
and even community college
students feel the pain of rising
college costs.
Bucks held its annual financial
aid night on Wednesday,
Feb. 13, which took students
and their parents step-by-step
through the financial aid
process.
Let's face it, everyone needs
money for college. What
many students don't know is
that there is help. The financial
aid process from start of
finish can be a confusing,
long road of paperwork and
federal forms.
Seventeen-year-old Truman
High School Senior William
Slye said that a major concern
of his was the rising costs of
college. He and his father
were shocked to learn what
an average student paid for
books each semester.
Donna Wilkoski, director
of financial aid, gave an
informative presentation to
the crowded room, discussing
work-study, scholarships,
grants and loans. Most
students who are just starting
college do not realize that
they can get help paying for
the cost. There is more than
need-based aid, but also
merit-based. There are scholarships
awarded each year,
but many go uncollected
because of the lack of applications.
This school year, there are
millions of scholarships and
billions of dollars in funding
available for a students taking.
Students assume that
they must be brilliant, gifted
or skilled to receive scholarships,
but this is not true.
There are a multitude of
scholarships available, ranging
from race to eye color.
Yes, if you have two different
color eyes you can receive
money for school. There is
even a scholarship handed
out by Chick-Fil-A restaurants.
Workers of this restaurant
can apply for a $1,000
scholarship.
Families and students can
expect costs to rise even higher.
According to collegeboard.
com, students planning
on higher education can
expect to pay an extra $95-
$1,404 in the upcoming year.
Despite this spike in tuition
the site also mentions that
there are $130 billion in funding
available to students to
help ease the heavy financial
burden of higher education.
Students can search for
available scholarships at
many different websites, such
a s
www.fastweb.monster.com.
Students may also refer to
www.studentaid.ed.gov or
call 1-800-433-3243 for more
information. For help on
campus, students can contact
Donna Wilkoski in the financial
aid office located in place
of the old bookstore. You can
also call (215) 968-8200.
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