The blood sucking college financial aide leeches get exposed

In Pennsylvania, PHEAA is the quasi-state organization that runs state funded tuition grants here. PHEAA has recently been exposed for taking luxorious trips to out of state resorts. There doesn't seem to be much accountability in the world of financial aid.

Its a real shame and a sham. Kids are leaving college's with the largest debt load ever, tuition costs have sky rocketed, and those whom we turn to for help and guidance through this process are NOT helping us to find the best deals.

They are looking out for their own profiteering at the students expense. You need to approach a financial aid officer like you would a used car salesmen. Take nothing at face value but check it out yourself.

Don't let the office, the college setting and their professional demeaner fool you!

What, your post on a running site exposed them?

faag wrote:

What, your post on a running site exposed them?

Did you ever try reading the news?

What are neave parents?

I hope that the new NY AG goes Sptizer on these bastards.

Columbia, specifically.

deadmenwalking wrote:

a used car salesmen.

In the subject line: "financial aid"

I would tend to disagree with your statements. Like any professional, there are some snakes in the financial aid industry, but for the most part they are very much student advocates. If you read the papers/watch the news, you'd realize that this whole debate is regarding alternative loans, not the FFEL/Direct Loan Stafford Loan programs. Those loans have fixed interest rates and very little competition by the lenders. That being said, any time you deal with the lending industry, there will always be "snakes in the grass." It is up to students to research their alternative loans options in my opinion. It's like feeling sorry for those knuckle-heads that get into a $500,000 ARM Mortgage and then freak out when their interest rates increase...

deadmenwalking wrote:

Did you ever try reading the news?

yes i do and i dont come to letsrun to find it einstein.

Actually the practice is very widespread and is not subject to a few snakes in the grass.

The huge problem is expectancy. When you buy a car you know the salesman is not your advocate. That's not the case when you talk to an admission's officer but it should be.

College is about learning. The first lesson is that everyone in your lifetime you deal with is probably out to screw you. When you realize this, you will be very successful.

Mr. Gee wrote:

What are neave parents?

Yes, the real news here is that deadmanwalking has borrowed thousands of dollars ...... and still can't spell.

Some Coach wrote:

Mr. Gee wrote:

What are neave parents?

Yes, the real news here is that deadmanwalking has borrowed thousands of dollars ...... and still can't spell.

Some coach,

The real news is that college students and parents have twice the amount of debt that they had tens years ago and you are more interested in pointing out and talking about typo's.

College endowments are at an all time high, yet colleges still charge higher tuition's.

But then many like "some coach" are concerned about typo's in a post. With your innate sense of the critical you must have some helluva team.

Maybe "some coach" can review this for typo's because that's what is important.

deadmenwalking wrote:

http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/21/news/newsmakers/ny_lender.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007032116

Maybe "some coach" can review this for typo's because that's what is important.

Seems like deadmenwalking just wants to get his panties all in a wad before really knowing anything but the most superficial of the details. What's really important is learning all the facts before you burn all financial aid officers in effigy.

But then many like "some coach" are concerned about typo's in a post. With your innate sense of the critical you must have some helluva team.

Actually, I have had some degree of success in coaching as I am detailed oriented, which is an important quality when working with track and field athletes.

Typing "feild" rather than "field" in the above statement would have been an excellent example of a typo.

Typing "neave" rather than "naive" would be an example of someone who doesn't spell well, or is an example of someone who isn't detail oriented.

Spend more time studying for your courses rather than spouting off on letsrun, and then make it a point to make changes when you are competent enough to do so.

I chose to go to a college which I could afford, rather than one I could not handle financially. I guess I had some common sense BEFORE I headed off to school. Thus, I had more free time to BECOME EDUCATED!

deadmenwalking wrote:

Maybe "some coach" can review this for typo's because that's what is important.

It should be "typos" not "typo's."

man, college is a joke. why do I go.

Yes, the first thing I look for in a quality running coach is their ability and interst in correcting spelling errors on the Letsrun message board. There is quite a difference between detail oriented and pedantic.

Second your assumptions about my debt are dead wrong.

Third, there is a problem but apathetic people only allow it to persist.

Fourth some success sounds like little.