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	<title>College Funding Group &#187; Parents</title>
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	<description>Paying for college the right way for your family</description>
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		<title>Shocking report about Virginia colleges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most parents don&#8217;t really know what is going on during four years of college.  We know what it costs, certainly, but beyond that, we only hear what is reported through the filter of our young adults.  We don&#8217;t see the opportunities not taken, the courses not offered, the ability of the teachers to connect.  Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAFSA Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few things to keep in mind while you are working on the FAFSA. If this is your first time dealing with the FAFSA, it can be intimidating.  We suggest you run the FAFSA Estimator first.  It takes less time to fill out and it will give you a chance to get comfortable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAFSA for North Carolina Residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina General Assembly made significant changes in how the state of North Carolina awards state financial aid.  A single, new need-based scholarship will replace a number of old scholarship and grant programs.  Eligibility for this new scholarship will be based on the results of the FAFSA.  But here is the biggest takeaway:  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newspaper Readers &#8211; Calculator Report Here</title>
		<link>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/times-dispatch-readers-calculator-report-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NPC HANDOUT Please follow the above link for our detailed report on Virginia schools&#8217; net price calculators.  If you have any questions, simply drop us a note.  You can also subscribe to our free monthly newsletter using the button at the top of our home page.  Thank you to the Times-Dispatch and the Daily Progress.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding net price calculators</title>
		<link>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/finding-net-price-calculators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/finding-net-price-calculators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colleges are required to have net price calculators on their websites, but they are not required to make them easy to find.  The best idea is to look under the Financial Aid section.  We put together the following table of clickable links to 25 Virginia colleges&#8217; calculators. Christopher Newport William &#38; Mary George Mason James [...]]]></description>
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		<title>529 Year End Moves</title>
		<link>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/529-year-end-moves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[529 plans have their pros and cons.  One of the cons has to do with the limited investment options coupled with the &#8220;one allocation change per calendar year&#8221; rule.  You essentially have to make your investments and forget about them, which is exactly what the financial industry wants you to do!  However, that might not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadlines Move Up</title>
		<link>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/deadlines-move-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/deadlines-move-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most parents and teenagers know that deadlines are important when it comes to applying for college.  The &#8220;system&#8221; is built around a certain timing &#8211; start getting serious in the spring of junior year in high school, take tests, apply in the fall and winter of senior year, hear back in the spring, make a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Henrico College and Career Night</title>
		<link>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/henrico-college-career-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at the Henrico College and Career Night.  Here are some websites that we talked about: EFC Calculator: www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov No-loan pledge schools: http://projectonstudentdebt.org/pc_institution.php Information on how generous colleges are with financial aid: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ If you run into any questions as you do your research on colleges and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helpful Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/helpfuladvice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/helpfuladvice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal Sunday edition had a nice article on saving for college.  The idea was to give parents advice on what to do using a three-year countdown until college starts.  The advice was fine, but what happens so often with articles like this is that the advice has to be apply to so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Tuition Bill Time</title>
		<link>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/its-tuition-bill-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecollegecompanion.com/its-tuition-bill-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuition bills for the upcoming fall semester are coming in now. If you haven&#8217;t seen one in the mail, check online through your student&#8217;s online ID, since larger schools often send bills electronically. Many schools offer different payment options, including electronic funds transfer from a checking account, credit card payment, and good old fashioned checks. [...]]]></description>
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