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Here's an article from The New York Times on college student loan debt at this link: http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/debt/?src=twt&twt=NYTime sCollege 38. Financial-Aid Websites You can click on any of these websites for resources on financial-aid for college: 1. FinAid!--http://www.finaid.org/ 2. College Board--http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/add-itup/397.html 3. Peterson's-http://www.petersons.com/finaid/file.asp?id=906&path=ug.pfs.advice&sponso r=1 4. Student Aid on the Web (Federal Student Aid)-http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp 39. Student Loan-Debt To read first-hand, student accounts of being in debt from college expenses, click on this series from HuffPost College: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/22/collegedebt_n_471023.html?slidenumber=1mvKlgmw4aI%3D&&&slideshow#slide_ima ge 40. Search for Scholarships To search for scholarships that may interest you, you can access the following website: http://www.fastweb.com/login 43. Student Loan-Debt, Part II To read about hazards of taking on too much loan-debt for college, click on the following links: a. re: private loans--http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/25/moneycollege-why-one-student-advises-avoiding-private-student/ b. re: community college students-http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-07-23-comcoldebt_N.htm?csp=usat.me 44. Understanding Financial-Aid Award Offer Letters 226