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		<title>5 Steps to Save Thousands of Dollars in Financial Aid</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/03/04/5-steps-to-save-thousands-of-dollars-in-financial-aid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<title>8 Steps to Maximize Your Financial Aid Package</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2011/03/03/8-steps-to-maximize-your-financial-aid-package/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[8 Steps to Maximize Your Financial Aid Package View more documents from Brian Davidson]]></description>
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		<title>What is Recruiting Success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I&#8217;ve had a number of conversations with 2008 HS grads who didn&#8217;t receive any help in the recruiting process.  These are student-athletes playing various sports at D1, D2, D3, and the Juco level.   These conversations were also with student-athletes who never got the chance to play beyond high school.   One thing was common to all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Coach Taylor? &#8211; How Do I Secure Financial Aid?</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/02/17/ask-coach-taylor-how-do-i-secure-financial-aid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coach Taylor &#8211; Your blog talks a lot about Financial Aid and its availability, but how do I get started securing Financial aid for my student-athletes? Fantastic question.  Unfortunately I am not the best person at NCSA to answer this question.  I am going to turn things over to NCSA&#8217;s financial expert, Bob Shriner. Maximizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Student Loans &#8211; A Cautionary Tale!</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/02/15/avoid-student-loans-a-cautionary-tale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/02/15/avoid-student-loans-a-cautionary-tale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read this entire article from Saturday&#8217;s Wall Street Journal about a doctor who incurred $250,000 in student loans and now owes $555,000.  Some of the &#8220;money&#8221; quotes are: &#8220;Maybe half of it was my fault because I didn&#8217;t look at the fine print,&#8221; &#8220;Unlike other kinds of debt, student loans can be particularly hard to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Career Should You Pursue?</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/01/28/what-career-should-you-pursue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 99% of all college student athletes go pro in something other than their sport.  So what will your profession be?  After having phone conversations with over 5,000 student-athletes, I&#8217;ve found that less than 10% have a real clear picture of what career field to pursue.  I&#8217;ve also learned that the vast majority of college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How will you pay for college?</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/12/29/how-will-you-pay-for-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/12/29/how-will-you-pay-for-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I talk to families every day who have no plan on how to pay for college.  When I ask the question, &#8220;How important is a scholarship when choosing your child&#8217;s college?&#8221;  The typical answer is, &#8221;a scholarship is real important, but s/he is going to college no matter what.&#8221;  What they mean is that they are willing to borrow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Financial Aid, or How I Earned a 6,677% Return on Investment</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/12/09/understanding-financial-aid-or-how-i-earned-a-6677-return-on-investment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/12/09/understanding-financial-aid-or-how-i-earned-a-6677-return-on-investment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the current economic downturn (recession) began in December 2007.  In the intervening 2 years, I’ve spoken with about 3,000 families about their child going to college.  Naturally, part of that discussion involves how families will pay for college.  As seen here, the average cost of a college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Families use NCSA</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/18/why-families-use-ncsa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/18/why-families-use-ncsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of the useful recruiting information provided on this blog, why do families use NCSA?  Here are some answers: NCSA has been well worth the investment. I now actually consider it a bargain.   NCSA has taught us how to approach recruiting. Would have no idea without NCSA’s help.   NCSA gives the athlete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Application Process More Affordable</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/15/making-the-application-process-more-affordable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/15/making-the-application-process-more-affordable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Shriner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[College application time is quickly approaching for high school seniors and there are a couple of tips to keep in mind for student athletes who are thinking about financial aid. Colleges and universities can often provide early financial aid estimates for prospective student athletes in order to help families better determine how financially feasible attending [...]]]></description>
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