Comments on: Proposals to Transform Student Financial Aid http://www.theother85percent.com/2009/05/proposals-to-transform-student-financial-aid/ Working adults and the new world of higher education Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:48:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike Offerman http://www.theother85percent.com/2009/05/proposals-to-transform-student-financial-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-11627 Mike Offerman Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.theother85percent.com/?p=158#comment-11627 Deborah, thanks for your post. I certainly share your hope that the changes will prove beneficial. Mike Deborah, thanks for your post. I certainly share your hope that the changes will prove beneficial.

Mike

]]> By: Deborah Halasz http://www.theother85percent.com/2009/05/proposals-to-transform-student-financial-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-11601 Deborah Halasz Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:04:25 +0000 http://www.theother85percent.com/?p=158#comment-11601 As a former financial aid director, I appreciate the efforts that are being made to increase the financial aid (i.e., pell and perkins) for students. I am skeptical about the elimination of the FFELP program; however, in the recent years having lenders pull out of the student lending programs due to economic problems made my job increasingly difficult. Telling students you can choose any lender, oh but wait, you can no longer choose that one, was incredibly frustrating. I hope these changes will be beneficial for students. As a former financial aid director, I appreciate the efforts that are being made to increase the financial aid (i.e., pell and perkins) for students. I am skeptical about the elimination of the FFELP program; however, in the recent years having lenders pull out of the student lending programs due to economic problems made my job increasingly difficult. Telling students you can choose any lender, oh but wait, you can no longer choose that one, was incredibly frustrating.

I hope these changes will be beneficial for students.

]]> By: Mike Offerman http://www.theother85percent.com/2009/05/proposals-to-transform-student-financial-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-11564 Mike Offerman Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:59:12 +0000 http://www.theother85percent.com/?p=158#comment-11564 Margo, thanks for your post. Capella has been working for nearly a year on the possibility of moving to direct loans. This has allowed us to test and pilot our approach. We continue to work on preparations and are ready to make the switch over the coming months. Mike Margo, thanks for your post. Capella has been working for nearly a year on the possibility of moving to direct loans. This has allowed us to test and pilot our approach. We continue to work on preparations and are ready to make the switch over the coming months.

Mike

]]> By: Margo Simmons http://www.theother85percent.com/2009/05/proposals-to-transform-student-financial-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-11337 Margo Simmons Tue, 26 May 2009 20:27:40 +0000 http://www.theother85percent.com/?p=158#comment-11337 This unfortunately is not a surprised. When running for president as early as July 2007 Obama supported the elimination FFELP loans and expanding Direct Loans initiated by Clinton 1993. I suppose my biggest concern is whether a strategy will be developed by Capella to assist the streamline of FFELP loans to Direct Loans. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. This unfortunately is not a surprised. When running for president as early as July 2007 Obama supported the elimination FFELP loans and expanding Direct Loans initiated by Clinton 1993. I suppose my biggest concern is whether a strategy will be developed by Capella to assist the streamline of FFELP loans to Direct Loans. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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