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07.31.09 | More Money is Not a Good Thing

From Student Loan News, Updates and Blog Posts » Scholarship Points:

Friday Rant!
Did you hear the good news about the 2009-2010 academic year? In addition to the increase in Pell Grant money (which is great for students), Federal Stafford loan funds have been increased by $2,000! Terrific, let’s poor more student loan debt on the children of tomorrow.
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07.31.09 | It’s Now or Never to Enter the 10K Giveaway!

Posted in scholarship points, scholarships by Kristin Morris

Hickory Dickory dock, the mouse ran up the 10K clock. The clock struck one, the mouse ran down, Hickory Dickory dock!

Yep, that pesky mouse is up to know good once again, and is getting ready to close the door on the July 10K.

Your time to enter is running out….tick tock.. tick tock.. tick tock…

If you haven’t signed up already it’s not too late, but when the clock strikes midnight tonight – GAME OVER.

One luck person will be shouting – SHOW ME THE MONEY, just as Jonathan Olson did back during our March 10K giveaway! Will it be you (cue the suspenseful music)?

The winner wil be announced on Monday, August 3 on the Winners Page. Look for your name and then contact us back within three days to claim your prize!

07.21.09 | Why do women outnumber men 3:1 in Scholarship Points?

Posted in scholarship points, scholarships by Christopher Penn, Financial Aid Podcast

A completely serious question. When we look at the demographics data of Scholarship Points – especially in the Facebook group – women seriously outnumber men, 75% to 25%. Why? Does anyone have any ideas?

Facebook | Insights: Scholarship Points

Please leave your serious, thoughtful responses below in the comments.

Bonus code: TTMYGH for 10 points, expires August 21, 2009.

07.14.09 | The 10K is back, time to maximize your entries!

Posted in scholarship points, scholarships by Kristin Morris

Have You Entered the Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship?

The Student Loan Network is awarding a $10,000 scholarship to one lucky ScholarshipPoints member this month.

When federal financial aid, student loans, and credit cards don’t quite add up to your total cost of education, sometimes you really need these scholarships to get by. So back to the question: are you entered? If not, by all means, enter the $10,000 scholarship!

Have you earned all the points you can?

For everyone new to ScholarshipPoints – We run a 100% free program for students of all ages to participate in simple activities (reading blogs, surveys, etc) to earn points and enter them into monthly scholarships! Each activity will have a special point code that you enter once you’re logged in. Each point counts as one entry — so the more points you enter, the better your chances! With the $10,000 Scholarship rapidly approaching, you’ll definitely want to take a look at some of the activities below:

Point Opportunity Amount

Represent your school, Earn $5 bucks and 25 Points!

Complete this short survey asking some basic questions about your high school or college. Once you finish it, you’ll see a points code for 50 big ones, plus $5 bucks paid right to you!

25 Points

Online Degree Survey

We’d like to know more about the people who are enrolled in or would consider getting their degree online, and we need your help. The online degree survey is completely anonymous and takes less than 15 minutes.

50 points

The ZoomPanel $500 Scholarship

The ZoomPanel scholarship is back! Find out how you can be entered to win this new monthly scholarship automatically every month!

25 points

Read, “Discover’s Prepaid Card, Teens & Parents Approve”

Finding a topic both teens and parents agree on is certainly challenging, but we managed to find one, Discover’s Prepaid Card. The flexibility, freedom, and control this card offers places it ahead of the prepaid pack. Learn more.

15 points

Read “The Forward Thinking College Student”

Read about Citi’s Forward card which is designed specifically with you in mind. You can earn rewards points by maintaining good grades and even drop your APR up to eight times just by making on time payments. You benefit by simply being responsible!

15 points

What do I do next?

Once you’ve logged in and piled on the points, enter them into the scholarships of your choosing by visiting this page. Someone is going to win this month; it can only be you if you’re entered! The big 10K winner will be announced Monday, August 3.

And for 25 points: 10KISTHEWAY