Avenues to Success Notes

Students looking at less costly college choices

Another casualty of today's tough financial climate is the choice of an affordable college. Private schools are slipping way because of their high costs and lower family funds. This leaves an alternative that has been ignored by many, public colleges and universities. They are getting more interest due to their relative low costs.

However, there are some ramifications the increase interest and applications to public schools. You can read about them in a recent posting on CollegeFinancialCoach's Weblog by Peter Schworm by clicking on to MORE AFFORDABLE COLLEGES ON THE ACTION LIST.

National Day of Encouragement

Watching one of the network morning shows this morning I learned that today, September 12 is the  National Day of Encouragement.

The idea came about during the National Leadership Forum at Harding University when a group of high school seniors said the lack of encouragement was one of the biggest problems facing today's student.

For more information, click on the link above.