Comments on: Beware of Financial Aid Scams http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/09/16/beware-of-financial-aid-scams/ The blog of Oregon State University's Office of Admissions Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: James http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/09/16/beware-of-financial-aid-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-19632 James Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:19:06 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=783#comment-19632 @ John:

Glad our humble blog could help you along in your journey. Best of luck with your education!

]]> By: John http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/09/16/beware-of-financial-aid-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-19623 John Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:49:28 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=783#comment-19623 I’ve been looking for legit financial help on the internet only to find scam after scam. I appreciate your help and I am now looking into fastweb.com. I have also set up a financial budget plan at how-to-budget.org, which has helped me keep the little money I do have. I appreciate your research on the matter… Thanks for the help jm!

]]> By: James http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/09/16/beware-of-financial-aid-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-19620 James Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:49:51 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=783#comment-19620 @ Penelope:

I don’t really know anything about the practices at AIU so I can’t really advise you specifically. In general, most schools will disburse financial aid at the beginning of each academic period (term, quarter or semester). In this general situation, I would recommend calling and asking to speak with someone who can tell you exactly when financial aid will be disbursed. You should never leave a phone call without getting the exact info you need.

]]> By: Penelope Stewart http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/09/16/beware-of-financial-aid-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-19602 Penelope Stewart Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:36:20 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=783#comment-19602 Hello I am attending I put in a request for additional funding with AIU online school on August 18, 2008. I was notified on October 6,2008 I was approved and funds would be disburse but the school informed me no specific date could be given. However they have already start working on my financial aid for next year. I have contacted my student advisor, student accounts still no one has been specific about that exact date of disbursement. Please if you could tell me how I should handle this matter.

]]> By: Jordans http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/09/16/beware-of-financial-aid-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-19444 Jordans Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:05:15 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=783#comment-19444 I actually have a friend who got scammed in one of these and it sucks

]]> By: James Spinosa http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/09/16/beware-of-financial-aid-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-19283 James Spinosa Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:04:27 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=783#comment-19283 Thank you for this post, as a current college student at another university I can attest to the fact that I had a few people offer me BS claims about increasing my financial aid. Good to know fastweb is actually a legitimate site, I didn’t use them originally because I thought I remembered seeing their ads plastered alongside some poorly designed websites.

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