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Financial aid expert. 20+ yrs boots on the ground helping families find & access college money. College Aid Night at Noon- monthly on YouTube.com/@collegeaidworks/streams/
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Sukhjot Singh
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
June 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sukhjot Singh
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
“And still I rise.”
This tree has a TED Talk for you, it’s entitled, “Just Keep on Growing!”
June 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“And still I rise.”
As college costs continue to rise annually, the proposed federal budget seeks to reduce the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,710. Students that qualify for the maximum Pell grant come from backgrounds that can least afford to pay for college. How are they supposed to make up the difference?
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As college costs continue to rise annually, the proposed federal budget seeks to reduce the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,710. Students that qualify for the maximum Pell grant come from backgrounds that can least afford to pay for college. How are they supposed to make up the difference?
Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies who fulfill the role of nurturer and mom. And a big Happy Mother’s Day to those dads out there that have stepped in to fill the big shoes left by a mom.
Let’s all enjoy the day.
Let’s all enjoy the day.
May 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies who fulfill the role of nurturer and mom. And a big Happy Mother’s Day to those dads out there that have stepped in to fill the big shoes left by a mom.
Let’s all enjoy the day.
Let’s all enjoy the day.
So, I’m watching “MooseTV” live from Sweden.
Riddle me this: why is geese the plural of goose but moose is the plural of moose?
I’ve seen one so far. I want to know what to say on the off chance I see another one. That’s me. I like to be prepared.
Riddle me this: why is geese the plural of goose but moose is the plural of moose?
I’ve seen one so far. I want to know what to say on the off chance I see another one. That’s me. I like to be prepared.
April 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
So, I’m watching “MooseTV” live from Sweden.
Riddle me this: why is geese the plural of goose but moose is the plural of moose?
I’ve seen one so far. I want to know what to say on the off chance I see another one. That’s me. I like to be prepared.
Riddle me this: why is geese the plural of goose but moose is the plural of moose?
I’ve seen one so far. I want to know what to say on the off chance I see another one. That’s me. I like to be prepared.
Believe it or not, there are lots of things I’ve never heard of 😱 Doesn’t mean they aren’t any good.
If you want affordable colleges & a quality education for your student, check out the schools off the beaten path. You can thank me later.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/w...
If you want affordable colleges & a quality education for your student, check out the schools off the beaten path. You can thank me later.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/w...
Why an 18-year-old turned down her dream school, UT Austin, for 'a university that nobody has heard of'
Throughout high school, Lananh La had her heart set on attending the University of Texas at Austin. Here's why she wound up rejecting the school.
www.cnbc.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Believe it or not, there are lots of things I’ve never heard of 😱 Doesn’t mean they aren’t any good.
If you want affordable colleges & a quality education for your student, check out the schools off the beaten path. You can thank me later.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/w...
If you want affordable colleges & a quality education for your student, check out the schools off the beaten path. You can thank me later.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/w...
Will this be enough to provide the necessary support to students, families and schools 🤞🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
Trump shrunk the office overseeing financial aid and student loans. These charts show how.
More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office, internal charts show.
www.usatoday.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Will this be enough to provide the necessary support to students, families and schools 🤞🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
There have been times that I have decided I’m going to rearrange a room. I move the furniture & objects around. Sit with it. Then move them again. More times than not, I end up with things in almost the original layout…because it just worked. 🤔
Just wanted to share that.
Just wanted to share that.
Trump’s Plan to Move Student Loans to SBA Raises Concerns
The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn’t said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio to a new agency. Democrats say doing so would be a “clear violation” of the law. #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/4hzEVqY
The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn’t said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio to a new agency. Democrats say doing so would be a “clear violation” of the law. #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/4hzEVqY
Small Business Administration to Take Over Student Loans
The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn’t said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio to a new agency. Democrats say doing so would be a “clear violation” of the...
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March 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There have been times that I have decided I’m going to rearrange a room. I move the furniture & objects around. Sit with it. Then move them again. More times than not, I end up with things in almost the original layout…because it just worked. 🤔
Just wanted to share that.
Just wanted to share that.
I call this the “Get in Where You Fit In” trend. Lots of students want what I call a “rah rah” school but can’t get in and/or afford the schools that have traditionally been the go to for this social atmosphere.
More families are following affordability. I hope the resident students benefit.
More families are following affordability. I hope the resident students benefit.
I'm quoted in this piece on the growth of out-of-state enrollment at LSU amid fierce competition for wealthy students across most Southern flagship public universities.
Out-of-state students fuel LSU's growth, with 40% of freshmen not from Louisiana
The number of out-of-state undergrads at LSU has nearly tripled over the past decade. School leaders say they boost LSU's revenue and reputation, but critics want LSU to prioritize Louisiana students.
www.nola.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I call this the “Get in Where You Fit In” trend. Lots of students want what I call a “rah rah” school but can’t get in and/or afford the schools that have traditionally been the go to for this social atmosphere.
More families are following affordability. I hope the resident students benefit.
More families are following affordability. I hope the resident students benefit.
As I watched the news today, they spoke about the coming EO to close the DOE. It reminded me of a recent visit to my local Kohl’s. Signs everywhere said “Store closing. Everything must go including fixtures.” Folks waited in long lines up to get that bits or mech at 70% off.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As I watched the news today, they spoke about the coming EO to close the DOE. It reminded me of a recent visit to my local Kohl’s. Signs everywhere said “Store closing. Everything must go including fixtures.” Folks waited in long lines up to get that bits or mech at 70% off.
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You know, this reminds me of something I say a lot to parents. “You can’t wait until junior or senior year of high school to think about financial aid and paying for college.”
If we dodge these bullets this go ‘round with the budget, you still need to proactively plan ahead.
If we dodge these bullets this go ‘round with the budget, you still need to proactively plan ahead.
In the next couple of months Congress is going to pass a budget bill that likely takes a pass at federal financial aid.
This will make many families unhappy, and universities should be prepared to leverage that.
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
This will make many families unhappy, and universities should be prepared to leverage that.
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
March 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
You know, this reminds me of something I say a lot to parents. “You can’t wait until junior or senior year of high school to think about financial aid and paying for college.”
If we dodge these bullets this go ‘round with the budget, you still need to proactively plan ahead.
If we dodge these bullets this go ‘round with the budget, you still need to proactively plan ahead.
Most folks don’t understand how aid works. Right now financial aid eligibility is relative to cost of attendance at the colleges on a student list. So, a student might be eligible for more aid at a more expensive college than at a less expensive one. Apparently, that’s too generous.🧵 1/2
In the next couple of months Congress is going to pass a budget bill that likely takes a pass at federal financial aid.
This will make many families unhappy, and universities should be prepared to leverage that.
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
This will make many families unhappy, and universities should be prepared to leverage that.
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
March 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Most folks don’t understand how aid works. Right now financial aid eligibility is relative to cost of attendance at the colleges on a student list. So, a student might be eligible for more aid at a more expensive college than at a less expensive one. Apparently, that’s too generous.🧵 1/2
Normally, I aim to do the live stream of College Aid Night at Noon on the second Thursday of each month. However, I will be postponing the show to next Thursday.
Hope you will still be able to hook me. There will be so much to talk about. So much to share.
Hope you will still be able to hook me. There will be so much to talk about. So much to share.
March 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Normally, I aim to do the live stream of College Aid Night at Noon on the second Thursday of each month. However, I will be postponing the show to next Thursday.
Hope you will still be able to hook me. There will be so much to talk about. So much to share.
Hope you will still be able to hook me. There will be so much to talk about. So much to share.
Is it really a “restoration” of PSLF? 🤔
Here is the Friday night executive order on Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which directs ED to make changes (with Treasury) to the list of eligible organizations.
Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose. In
www.whitehouse.gov
March 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Is it really a “restoration” of PSLF? 🤔
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Even before the Trump administration's financial threats for colleges, higher ed was belt-tightening. Robert Kelchen explains. chroni.cl/4bnm9S2
Opinion | Two-Thirds of Colleges Show Signs of Financial Stress. How Does Yours Stack Up?
For many, higher ed’s budget crunch is hitting close to home.
chroni.cl
March 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Even before the Trump administration's financial threats for colleges, higher ed was belt-tightening. Robert Kelchen explains. chroni.cl/4bnm9S2
Whomp! There it is.
My first take away is that families must begin thinking about paying for college much further up stream.
Secondly, families must temper college choices with a view to affordability.
Next week, I’ll be live streaming again about what policy changes might mean for each of us.
My first take away is that families must begin thinking about paying for college much further up stream.
Secondly, families must temper college choices with a view to affordability.
Next week, I’ll be live streaming again about what policy changes might mean for each of us.
March 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Whomp! There it is.
My first take away is that families must begin thinking about paying for college much further up stream.
Secondly, families must temper college choices with a view to affordability.
Next week, I’ll be live streaming again about what policy changes might mean for each of us.
My first take away is that families must begin thinking about paying for college much further up stream.
Secondly, families must temper college choices with a view to affordability.
Next week, I’ll be live streaming again about what policy changes might mean for each of us.
At this point, I’ll try almost anything
March 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
At this point, I’ll try almost anything
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Amid Federal Upheaval, a Pell Shortfall Looms
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41vbTnN
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41vbTnN
Projected Pell shortfall could diminish federal aid
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be...
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February 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Amid Federal Upheaval, a Pell Shortfall Looms
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41vbTnN
The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41vbTnN
As I dive deeper and deeper into my research on the implications that new policies being implemented or considered will impact families paying for college, I am reminded of how interdependent we are and why we must look out for each other.
That’s it. Now, back into the rabbit hole I go.
That’s it. Now, back into the rabbit hole I go.
February 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As I dive deeper and deeper into my research on the implications that new policies being implemented or considered will impact families paying for college, I am reminded of how interdependent we are and why we must look out for each other.
That’s it. Now, back into the rabbit hole I go.
That’s it. Now, back into the rabbit hole I go.
Happy Belated National Drink Wine Day!
Don’t know how I let that get by me but the good news is we can still enjoy a glass of wine and submit financial aid forms. I don’t recommend doing them in that order but you do you 😜
Don’t know how I let that get by me but the good news is we can still enjoy a glass of wine and submit financial aid forms. I don’t recommend doing them in that order but you do you 😜
February 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Happy Belated National Drink Wine Day!
Don’t know how I let that get by me but the good news is we can still enjoy a glass of wine and submit financial aid forms. I don’t recommend doing them in that order but you do you 😜
Don’t know how I let that get by me but the good news is we can still enjoy a glass of wine and submit financial aid forms. I don’t recommend doing them in that order but you do you 😜
Today is Happy Love Your Pet Day!
I have heard that some colleges and universities allow students to keep their pets in student housing with them?! I can see why that might be high on the list of considerations when picking a school.
Let me know if you know of an institution that does.
I have heard that some colleges and universities allow students to keep their pets in student housing with them?! I can see why that might be high on the list of considerations when picking a school.
Let me know if you know of an institution that does.
February 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today is Happy Love Your Pet Day!
I have heard that some colleges and universities allow students to keep their pets in student housing with them?! I can see why that might be high on the list of considerations when picking a school.
Let me know if you know of an institution that does.
I have heard that some colleges and universities allow students to keep their pets in student housing with them?! I can see why that might be high on the list of considerations when picking a school.
Let me know if you know of an institution that does.
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As President Trump tries to slash spending across the federal government, many colleges are considering their own freezes and cuts. chroni.cl/43223dX
Colleges Take Financial Precautions Amid Uncertainty From Trump Administration
The most drastic cuts to higher ed’s federal funding have been temporarily blocked by courts, but some institutions are already losing millions of dollars.
chroni.cl
February 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
As President Trump tries to slash spending across the federal government, many colleges are considering their own freezes and cuts. chroni.cl/43223dX
Last Thursday, I introduced the withholding of federal financial aid as a possibility. Today, I learned of this. Being right, isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. 😔
February 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Last Thursday, I introduced the withholding of federal financial aid as a possibility. Today, I learned of this. Being right, isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. 😔
Today, on College Aid Night at Noon, I talked about the possible impact the 15% cap on indirect costs could have on college costs at universities.
Glad to hear that this is resolved for the moment.
Stay tuned though everything is okay until it isn’t.
Glad to hear that this is resolved for the moment.
Stay tuned though everything is okay until it isn’t.
The indirect costs, per the memo, will be paid at the previously negotiated rate and not the 15% cap that the Trump administration sought to impose.
February 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Today, on College Aid Night at Noon, I talked about the possible impact the 15% cap on indirect costs could have on college costs at universities.
Glad to hear that this is resolved for the moment.
Stay tuned though everything is okay until it isn’t.
Glad to hear that this is resolved for the moment.
Stay tuned though everything is okay until it isn’t.
In today’s livestream, I promised to share a spreadsheet showing financial aid data about institutions that would be most impacted by NIH’s decision to cap the indirect expenses that will be covered.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In today’s livestream, I promised to share a spreadsheet showing financial aid data about institutions that would be most impacted by NIH’s decision to cap the indirect expenses that will be covered.
If you want a copy, join the mailing list
www.collegeaidworks.com/College-Aid-...
If you want a copy, join the mailing list
www.collegeaidworks.com/College-Aid-...