Pell Grant

scholarships, grants, and federal loans to attend Oregon State University in total comes to $31,415 out of the total cost of attendance, which is $43,896. After subtracting the amount of aid given from the total cost of attendance a year, the total left to pay out of pocket comes to $12,481 a year. The financial aid programs from which I receive aid from include the following: EOP beaver Scholarship ($900), Golden State Scholarship ($5,000), Federal Pell Grant ($5,765), Federal SEOG Grant…

thus far with scholarship money, and if necessary, funds from my part-time job at the UAS Financial Aid Office. As of now, I am a recipient of the UA Scholars Scholarship, Alaska Performance Scholarship, for the first time this year, the Federal Pell Grant. I have also received other UAS-specific, merit-based scholarships. In the past, after my scholarship money has been applied, my father has paid the remaining balance on my account out of pocket. I have yet to take out a student loan, and so…

As a first generation student I have had to overcome multiple challenges and obstacles since neither of my parents attended a university or technical college. I have been challenged with my parents are not being able to give me helpful hints and tips involving college when I need their advice the most. When I was going through the application process to decide on what college I wanted to attend I would look to my parents for advice, hoping that they would have an answer to guide me in the right…

Teen’s death was a tragedy born of hatefulness I was puzzled and saddened by the story of 13-year old Megan Meier that Leonard Pitts wrote in his Sunday commentary in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. The parents of an ex-girlfriend of Megan, who lived a few doors away, created a MySpace page and kept sending messages to Megan using the name of a fictitious cute boy called Josh Evans. After befriending Megan and calling her pretty, Josh unexpectedly broke up with Megan and kept sending her mean…

"College students face pressures adjusting to a rigorous academic routine, coping with financial strains to pay tuition and academic fees, juggling academic requirements with a job and social responsibilities and maintain health due to lack of sleep and stress." People can succeed or fail in the life of higher educational learning. It depends on how each student handles the pressure. Learning how to manage class time and study time can be a challenge when starting college for the first time. The…

Recidivism is the most commonly used measurement for correctional success. Prison programs are intended to provide counseling and skill training for prisoners for their reentry into society. The decreasing emphasis on these programs is leaving inmates unprepared. Prisoners face many challenges that lead to crime and reconviction. Buying a house is complicated enough as it is. For ex-offenders there are several factors that make this difficult including the scarcity of affordable and available…

The costs of college tuition are rising across the nation. Many families are struggling to afford the steep price of sending their children to a college. As the cost of attending college increases, many students opt for loans, which is leading to a huge economic crisis. This problem is a huge consequence of the rises in college tuition, which is driven by inflation. This is, therefore, causing some students to avoid college by opting for a job right out of high school or going to a less…

Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton unveiled her plan to make college more affordable. The plan, titled the New College Compact, would allow students to attend a four-year public college without taking out loans for tuition, while also providing states with higher enrollments of low- and middle-income students with more funding. The Compact would cost $350 billion over the next ten years, and would primarily be paid for through closing tax loopholes and capping tax deductions wealthy families…

and used by many, and others, people do not know much about. The first is National Grants. Three types of grants fall under this category (“Ten Ways Reasons”), Pell Grants; money government provided that does not need to be paid back ("What Is a Pell Grant."), Academic Competitiveness Grants; encourages students to take harder high school classes and move toward more difficult majors ("ACG"), and National SMART Grants; the SMART stands for Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent and the…

The next step after one takes after walking across the stage or the field to graduate from high school is to start thinking about college. There are at least 1,000 plus colleges to choose from. The decision of which college to choose will always be the hardest. Pittsburg State University is a very popular college for high school graduation. Pittsburg State University is usually known to be called Pitt State or even Gorillas. Pitt State is a great college, it is known for their tuition,…