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September 13 , 2019
New Mexico’s Legal & Financial Weekly
Vol. 9.99 No. 37
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Meeting The High Cost Of Higher Education
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f you or someone you care about is—or hopes to be—a college student soon, a few facts and stats may prove educational:
• As of February of 2019, the U.S. had $1.56 trillion in total student loan debt • This exceeds U.S. credit card debt by about $521 billion • Of the college students from the class of 2018, 69 percent took out student loans.
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Fortunately for the many current and former college students struggling with this financial burden—and the large number who simply can’t attend college because of finances—there are organizations that offer a solution: scholarships. • Organizations (including professional associations) related to your field of interest Some scholarships for college are merit-based. You earn them by meeting or • Ethnicity-based organizations exceeding certain standards set by the scholarship-giver. Merit scholarships • The U.S. Department of Labor’s free scholarship search tool. might be awarded based on academic achievement or on a combination of academics and a special talent, trait or interest. Other scholarships are One organization, Scholarship America, has been committed to giving based on financial need. as many students as possible access to higher education. Since 1958, the
organization has distributed $4.2 billion to more than 2.5 million students. Many are geared toward particular groups of people; for instance, there are scholarships for women or graduate students. Some are available because To further help with the financial burdens college students may face—such of where you or your parent works, or because you come from a certain as overdue rent and child care—the organization created initiatives such background (for instance, there are scholarships for military families). as Dreamkeepers, which offers emergency financial aid, and Collegiate Partners, which gets educational institutions to promise not to take away A scholarship might cover the entire cost of your tuition or it might be a student aid because of private scholarships. one-time award of a few hundred dollars. Either way, it’s worth applying for, because it’ll help reduce the cost of your education. Currently, Scholarship America is accepting applications for the 2020 The experts at the U.S. Department of Education suggest you try these free sources of information about scholarships: • The financial aid office at the college or career school you’re considering • A high school or TRIO counselor • Federal agencies • The state grant agency • The library’s reference section • Foundations, religious or community organizations, businesses and civic groups
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Scholarship America Dream Award. It provides financial stability to those who have overcome significant obstacles in their lives and gotten off to a strong start at college. Applicants must be in their second year or higher of postsecondary education to be eligible for the award. Learn More
To apply for a scholarship, to learn more or to donate to the education of scholarship recipients, visit https://scholarshipamerica.org. -(NAPSI)
The U.S. Military Uses Laser Vision Correction For Mission-Ready Personnel
id you know the U.S. military relies on LASIK and other laser vision correction procedures to make sure service members have the vision needed for operational success and safety? Good vision can be a matter of life and death in combat situations or landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier. Military duty can involve harsh environments, with sand, dust, smoke and debris flying around making corrective lenses, both glasses and contacts, useless and even dangerous. The U.S. Department of Defense conducted its own research into laser vision correction procedures, like LASIK, to support their personnel in achieving the excellent vision needed to perform their duties no matter where they might serve. One study measured the military readiness of 360 active duty service
members before and after laser vision correction surgery. The research found that after laser vision correction: • 57 percent improved their performance scores on “overall individual readiness” • 86 percent improved their scores on “ability to utilize night vision goggles” • 41 percent reported improved ability to contribute to the unit’s mission • More than 98 percent of study participants reported they would have the surgery again. Like military personnel, many emergency responders such as police officers and firefighters are turning to laser vision correction to perform their jobs more safely and effectively. If you’re thinking about laser vision correction, visit www.eye-you.org. -(NAPSI)