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Abilene Christian University was founded in 1906 and affiliated with the Church of Christ, has a long and proud heritage dedicated to educating students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. ACU is an academically notable institution ranked within the top 20 in America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report, named one of the Best Western Colleges by The Princeton Review. We are a leader in mobile learning being one of the first universities selected as an iTunes University partner and a leader in using Apple’s iPod technology as a learning tool for students online.

Daily Aid 117: How to save money for college safely
Student Financial Aid News
From Inside Higher Ed:
With Congress poised to give the White House a smoother path to push its plan to end the lender-based student loan program, President Obama warned Friday that he was girding up for a fight with banks and their “army of [...]

In the financial aid forum there are many posts from students who are at a loss. They had a rough semester….a family member passed away, or they got sick and couldn’t keep up with their school work. While I do feel bad for people when things like this happen, your school has no choice but [...]

FAP908: Comparing student loans, Selective Service, Free stuff, Bob Gentry
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A new article looking at the differences in interest rates for various graduate student loans over at GradLoans.com.
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Daily Aid 116: Private student loans vs. federal student loans, your thoughts
Student Financial Aid News
From the Chronicle:
“The percentage of students taking out private loans has increased by nine percentage points over the past five years, from 5 percent to 14 percent, according to a new analysis of Education Department data that was released last week,” [...]

If you have your pin number you can go to www.fafsa.ed.gov and select “Add or Delete a School Code” to make changes online or you can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID. If you call you’ll need your Data Release Number (DRN), which is located on your FAFSA on the web confirmation [...]

The first thing you need to know about filing your FAFSA online is that you’re not going anywhere without your 4-digit FAFSA pin number, which serves as your signature. And if you are a dependnet student both you and your parents must obtain separate pin numbers. If you need a pin number you can visit [...]

Daily Aid 115: How much to borrow in student loans, selective service question
Student Financial Aid News
From the New York Times:
They bought into the notion that if they went to college — never mind the debt — their degree would lead to a lucrative job. And repaying their student loans would never be a problem. But [...]

Earth Day Special: Going green without spending green
On the question of:
What are some ways that college students can go green without spending a ton of money?
A bunch of people posted some really terrific responses. Since today’s technically a holiday in Massachusetts, where the Student Loan Network is headquartered, I thought I’d post this Earth Day [...]