financial management, fys, spring 2008
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GRAHAM GARNERFIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
SPRING 2008, SECTION 8
Financial Management:Paying for College
Short-Range Plan
Weekly Income Work no more than 15 hours a week
Weekly ExpensesStudents with a part-time job and a student
loan: are more likely to graduate graduate in a shorter period of time graduate with higher grades
This is true for all income levels, and especially for students with low incomes
Mid-Range Plan
Monthly IncomeMonthly Expenses
Two out of three students have at least one credit card Half of all students with credit cards carry an average
balance of $1,500 per month “I owe, I owe, so off to work I go.”
Long-Range Plan
Projected Income during collegeProjected Expense of entire college
experience Work full-time, and go to school part-time? or … Go to school full-time, and work part-time?
The longer you take to graduate, the longer you have to wait to “cash in” on your education
Work for better grades now; work for better pay later
Extended Long-Range Plan: The Future
After Graduation: Expected Income Expected Debt College Loan Repayment Plan
Financial Aid
Grants: Need based form of aid that does not require repayment
Loans: Student loans are a form of aid that needs to be repaid. There are many types of student loans, which may or may not be need-based. Pay 20 percent credit card interest, or pay a lower rate
for student loan? Pay debt every month, or wait until six months after
graduation before paying? Only 25 percent of students with credit cards take out
loans
Financial Aid
Employment: Work Study Career Center
(http://www.isu.edu/departments/career/)
ScholarshipsFor more information, visit
http://www.isu.edu/departments/finaid/
Scholarships
The Scholarship Office administers nearly $9 million in scholarship disbursements each year
Coordinates scholarship-related activity including: scholarship announcements application screening selection processes award notification tracking of scholarship recipients
Help students find scholarships, and donors find qualified students for their scholarships.
For more information, visit http://www.isu.edu/scholar/
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