Re: college expense

[dig@pro-cynosure.cts.com (Doug Granzow)]

clueung@pro-acsd.cts.com (Chantha Lueung) writes:

>My humblest appologies if this is not the correct place to post this
>but I thought that this might be of use to some people.

This has absolutely nothing to do with the Apple II or anything in relation
to comp.sys.apple2.  It does NOT belong here.

> -----Please take the time to read through this post thoroughly.-----
>
> [ Stuff deleted ]
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>     C & C Products (student aid division) has created a unique database of
>nationwide private sector financial aid and scholarship information.  All
>the student or parents need to do is fill out a questionaire/student data
>form.

...and pay the processing fee.  Now it becomes clear.  This is nothing but a
big advertisement.

>     The completed student data form is then entered into our computer
>which searches for the most appropriate sources of college financial aid
>for that particular student based on many factors including the students'
>career plans, hobbies, and heritage.  Some people even call "magicians"
>as they marvel at our ability to find private sector financial aid for
>students from our data base of over 200,000 awards.

There is a government program which provides this exact same service for FREE
to anyone who wants it.  Contact your high school guidance counselor for
details.

>     Our service helps students attending community colleges, junior 
>colleges, carreer and vocational schools, four year colleges--even graduate
>schools, medical and law school.  We also help international students and 
>adults returning to school secure financial aid.  In fact most of the
>awards in our data base do not take into consideration income or grades.

Most of them do take into consideration other specific factors, such as
intended major, race, nationality, sex, religion, employment, location,
age, or other irrelevant info.  In fact, many students, like me, are unable
to get any financial aid because they don't fit into any of the specifications
of the grants/scholarships/loans out there.  The few offers which do not have
these restrictions are so overwhelmed with applicants that the chances of an
individual actually getting the money are slim.

>     C & C Products Service is GUARANTEED to provide the student with a 
>minimum of 7 potential financial aid sources from the private sector.

Do you GUARANTEE that the student will *get* the financial aid?  If not, you
might as well just pick sources out of a hat.

>     No computer or computer experience is necessary.  We do all the of the
>computer searches using our state of the art computer and software at a 
>national research and processing center.

This seems to indicate that C&C uses the exact same database used by the
government program which provides the same service for free.  This is true of
most financial-aid searching services.

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