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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD, Thursday, November 13, lS80 - Page 5 How to meet college costs Paying for college isnt quite the same problem it was 10 years ago. Its now much worse. Tuition costs are up 12 percent this year, which is causing a good students to many middle-incosit up and wonder: where am I going to get the money to pay for college? Recommendations recently released by the New York Student Council Assistance Council of America offer families some assistance with the foilwing inflation-fightisuggestions to help reduce college costs: Specials for November 13, 14 & me 15 Western Family Italian, German, or Polish Sausage .$1.39 2$1 Western Family 303 can 1) Evaporated Milk 2890 tau can Pitted Olives Swift Instant Cocoa Noodle Roni Golden Grain Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce Saltine Crackers Boneless Rump Roast $2.19 Wh0Ie or Jelly zesta Folgers Laundry Detergent Bathroom Tissue AA Large Eggs Tide tomlly son & Frty Western Family Fruit Cake Mix Cube Steak $2.19 sistance. Start looking early in your high school senior year. One fast, easy way to locate all Shortening the sources of college funds for which you may be eligible is found in Scholarship Search, the research arm of the Student Assistance Council of America. This organization has the largest nationwide information bank containing $500,000,000 worth of Philadelphia Cream Cheese Kraft Rolled Orange Juice Brisket Roast $1.59 Margarine Flavor Pak French Fries lb. bag, Minute Maid Lemonade Ice Cream 12 ga 'T round $1 .99 oz. 4990 all flavors $1.39 6 Western Family Whole Wheat Bread Sweet Rolls Hot Dog Buns Brownie Nut Cookies 69$ Pears Bartlett Fancy 15$ Mixed Nuts 649$ 2 Russet Potatoes 3 lbs. $1 loaf Large Fancy 12890 Two College Level Examin- state-to-sta- te. Hershey Coffee ed in-st- ate Corned Beef Round Steak $1.99 hard-press- ation Programs. Student is credited for work learned outside the classroom. CLEP offers 52 exams, humanities to hematology; cost: $20.00 each. PEP offers 47 tests, from $35 -$175 each, depending on complexity of the subject. 2) Establish residency. from Requirements vary A student who has obtained a drivers license, worked, and paid income taxes the summer before college will have trimmed residency costs by as much as $1,500 a year. 3) Community or Junior College are the least expensive academic institutions. This year, over half of all college freshmen are enrolled in community colleges, with increasing numbers projected for fall, 1981. 4) Eliminate the fourth year. By going to college all year round and eliminating the fourth year, a student can save up to $5,000 on tuition. 5) Finding Scholarship and Grant Money. Average grades and middle income don't disqualify you for scholarship or grant as- Western Family large Full ed ng Fruit Cocktail Sigman City-bas- Tomatoes 98$ $1.69 & 20 lb. bag. 4 lbs. $1 sources of scholarships, grants and financial aid funds. It does individualized research for students by computer and provides applicants with up to 25 sources of funds for college which he or she is eligible to receive. Families needing help should write for information and an application to Student Assistance Council, Suite B627,1775 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, enclosing $1.00 to help pay for first class postage and handling. 6) Summer School. Cut rate summer courses offer real savings opportunities. 7) Be a Stop-Ou- t" dropout. When you go back to school, take PEP and CLEP for course credit. 8) Jobs as course work. Some college offers students employment opportunities in major fields for course credit and a chance to make money! - out Federal ProOne example : the govern- 9) Check grams. ments recently passed Middle Income Assistance Act can aid families with $25,000 or underincomes. Investigate all the others. |