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		<title>The Straight Facts on Paying Back Your Student Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How to Pay for College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secrets of the Student Loan Industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, For high school students moving full-steam ahead toward college, an uncomfortable thought is having to face down their student loan debt on the other side of their diploma. According to The Project on Student Debt, 2010 college graduates carried an average student loan debt of $25,250. Adding to that, unemployment <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/the-straight-facts-on-paying-back-your-student-loans/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Explained: What It is &amp; How to Use It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Free Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applying for College Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navigating the Financial Aid Process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, When you’re applying for financial aid, no number is more important than your Expected Family Contribution. Simply put, the amount of aid you’ll get is figured by taking the cost of college, and subtracting your EFC. Thus – the smaller your EFC, the more money you can get. With that <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/the-expected-family-contribution-efc-explained-what-it-is-how-to-use-it/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Rising U.K. Tuition Is Affecting U.S. College Admission</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Free Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Admissions Guidance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, Remember the news last year of college students in the United Kingdom protesting nationwide plans to increase tuition? Needless to say, the protests didn’t stop planned tuition hikes. Some universities increased undergraduate tuition as high as 173% – to the equivalent of $14,000 a year. The protests continue, but in <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/how-rising-u-k-tuition-is-affecting-u-s-college-admission/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Schedule for the SAT:  Part 2 &#8211; the &#8220;SAT II&#8217;s&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[SAT Test Tips and Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple Reader, In our previous report, we reviewed an often-overlooked and under-utilized college admissions strategy: How to prepare and schedule for the PSAT and the SAT. In today&#8217;s second installment below, we cover the SAT II, along with a suggested timing strategy you can use for all three&#8230; to help you get <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/how-to-schedule-for-the-sat-part-2-the-sat-iis/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Schedule for the SAT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Free Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAT Test Tips and Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, Families are often surprised at how quickly students have to plan for the SAT. In fact, if they wait until senior year, they could be in real trouble. After all – the first time they take the test will often not be their best. Many colleges require SAT II subject <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/how-to-schedule-for-the-sat/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>FAFSA FAQs: Verification, Changes, PINs and Status</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Navigating the Financial Aid Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The FAFSA Form: Insider Tips, Strategies and Techniques]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, A number of students and families are now preparing their FAFSA applications to head out the door – if they aren’t gone already (January 1st is the earliest one can submit a FAFSA – and, as we’ve noted many times, you want to make sure you’re submitting your FAFSA before <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/fafsa-faqs-verification-changes-pins-and-status-2/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Pros and Cons of the Early College Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Free Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The College Application Process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, We all know a few high school students who have long known what career they’d like to pursue and what college they want to attend. They’ve “always wanted to be a lawyer.” They’ve “always wanted to run a business.” And often times they want to learn how to achieve their <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-early-college-application/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Ways To Get More Free Money for College</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Free Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to Pay for College]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, For many of our readers, it&#8217;s time to start putting some college plans into place. In fact, one of the most common mistakes I come across when helping families is poor planning – specifically, starting too late. So today, I&#8217;ll discuss three great ways to increase your financial aid payouts <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/3-ways-to-get-more-free-money-for-college/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Manage &#8220;Senioritis&#8221; with your College Admissions</title>
		<link>http://www.collegemadesimple.com/how-to-manage-senioritis-with-your-college-admissions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegemadesimple.com/how-to-manage-senioritis-with-your-college-admissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Free Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guidance Counselors College Advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Senioritis” is a well-documented annual epidemic that sneaks up on even the most academically ambitious high school students. Common symptoms of senioritis are: laziness, lower grades, decreased motivation, increase of absences&#8230; even leaving your backpack in the trunk of your car from 3 p.m. to 8 a.m. As obvious as these symptoms seem, the consequences <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/how-to-manage-senioritis-with-your-college-admissions/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Aid Eligibility: Why It&#8217;s Always a Good Idea To Submit the FAFSA</title>
		<link>http://www.collegemadesimple.com/financial-aid-eligibility-why-its-always-a-good-idea-to-submit-the-fafsa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegemadesimple.com/financial-aid-eligibility-why-its-always-a-good-idea-to-submit-the-fafsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jphill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Navigating the Financial Aid Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The FAFSA Form: Insider Tips, Strategies and Techniques]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear College Made Simple reader, Every year, a number of families make a huge mistake. They don’t fill out and submit their FAFSA. Some are guilty of simple mistakes – waiting too long to submit their application, not correcting errors in an application – but the majority who make this mistake do it on purpose. <a href="http://www.collegemadesimple.com/financial-aid-eligibility-why-its-always-a-good-idea-to-submit-the-fafsa/">Read the rest of this post &#187;</a>]]></description>
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