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Daniel is the Director of Student Financial Aid and Student Employment at MIT. He has over 15 years of experience in the financial aid and student financing industry, including stints on "all three sides of the fence" -- working for loan originators, loan servicers, and financial aid offices.

A proud father of two daughters, Daniel also has a budding career as:

  • poet
  • philosopher
  • tarot card enthusiast
  • musical theater performer
  • religious school instructor.

There is never a quiet moment in his life, and he likes it that way!

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Hello, I must be going....
June 13, 2008 | Welcome to the "dog days" of summer...
Posted in FINAID | 17 Responses Advising Blow Out -- PF Finale Blue
May 16, 2008 | PF Chang's - Finale Desserts -- and Blue Man Group -- an advising night on the town
Posted in Advising & Support | 12 Responses Minty E. Coli
May 01, 2008 | The sweet smell of E. Coli in the morning!
Posted in Majors & Minors | 5 Responses
06.13.08 Hello, I must be going.... posted in FINAID
05.16.08 Advising Blow Out -- PF Finale Blue posted in Advising & Support
05.01.08 Minty E. Coli posted in Majors & Minors
05.01.08 FASU 9 - Coming up for a breath of fresh air! posted in Financial Aid
04.10.08 CPW Presentation - Friday 1:00 pm posted in Financial Aid
04.07.08 FASU 8: Friday's Update -- just a little late (and Q&As) posted in Financial Aid
04.01.08 REPOST: Singing in Four Part Harmony -- Or What Makes up your EFC posted in Financial Aid
04.01.08 FASU 7 - Current status and future plans... posted in Financial Aid
03.28.08 LiveBlogging Ben's Info Session posted in The MIT Campus
03.27.08 FASU6 - More Awards in the Mail, and CPW overview posted in Financial Aid, Making The Most Of Your Visit
03.26.08 FASU 5 - Pie Charts and Student Aid Profiles posted in Financial Aid
03.26.08 fine-ann-shul ade lol cat posted in Miscellaneous
03.25.08 FASU 4 - Trying to Push Snively Off the Front Page posted in Financial Aid
03.25.08 Dan's / Dan's Evolution posted in Miscellaneous
03.24.08 We are need-blind for all our populations... posted in Financial Aid
03.21.08 FASU3 - More news and information posted in Financial Aid
03.20.08 Real Financial Heroes posted in Advising & Support, Financial Aid
03.19.08 FASU2(3D) - Decisions, Dilemmas and Documents posted in Financial Aid
03.17.08 Financial Aid Status Update (FASU) #1 posted in Financial Aid
03.14.08 How MIT and the Freshmen Admissions Process Helps Me See Clearly posted in Miscellaneous, The Selection Process: Application Reading, Committee, And Decisions
03.14.08 Day posted in Work/Play Balance At MIT
03.12.08 Letter Writing (or how 3 = 15 = 1) posted in Financial Aid
03.11.08 Armchair Traveling posted in Financial Aid, International Students
03.08.08 Decision Diversion posted in Miscellaneous
03.07.08 MIT's Financial Aid Enhancements are Released! posted in Financial Aid
03.04.08 MIT responds to Senators Baucus and Grassley's Request posted in Financial Aid
02.29.08 MIT's President Announces our Position on Financial Aid posted in Financial Aid
06.26.07 Gone fishing... in the Dead Sea... posted in Miscellaneous
05.07.07 Now What? posted in Financial Aid
04.14.07 CPW Financial Aid Presentation posted in Financial Aid
04.10.07 Give Financial Aid "The Big Screw" -- I need your vote!! posted in Hacks & Traditions
04.09.07 I'm going to be on the radio -- Thursday 6:00 WMBR posted in Miscellaneous
02.22.07 The Son of Updates posted in Financial Aid
02.20.07 Math Fun (updated) posted in Miscellaneous
02.16.07 Some more updates posted in Financial Aid
02.13.07 Some brief updates posted in Financial Aid
01.03.07 The New Web Site is Live!!! posted in Financial Aid
09.26.06 Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases report on 568 Group posted in Financial Aid
09.22.06 So, Enough About Early Admission, Let's Talk about Early Financial Aid posted in Early Action Versus Regular Action, Financial Aid
09.18.06 Constitution Day (take two) posted in Miscellaneous
09.14.06 It's Not Apparent Who is a Parent posted in Financial Aid
09.08.06 Come Play MIT-GO posted in Admissions Statistics, Financial Aid
09.06.06 Isaac Newton's Apple Tree Bears Fruit posted in The MIT Campus
09.05.06 A Financial Aid Director Reviews "Accepted" posted in Miscellaneous
08.21.06 What I Did During My Lunch Hour - Part 1 posted in The MIT Campus
08.15.06 Congratulations, you've just won $1,000,000... posted in Financial Aid
08.14.06 Of Crabs and Careers posted in Miscellaneous
08.13.06 The Outside Award Reward posted in Financial Aid
08.07.06 Don't Miss-Pell posted in Financial Aid
08.02.06 FREE FOOD!!! posted in Miscellaneous
08.01.06 Happy 25th Birthday MTV! posted in Miscellaneous
07.27.06 I'm All About the "Thumpa Thumpa" or Opening Pandora's Music Box posted in Miscellaneous
07.27.06 The Mighty MITES Talk About the Myths and Realities of Financial Aid posted in Financial Aid
07.26.06 Were am I! Where are You? Weary are We! posted in Financial Aid
07.25.06 Academic Competitiveness Grants and SMART Grants posted in Financial Aid
07.25.06 "It was twenty years ago today... Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play..." posted in Miscellaneous
03.07.06 Pell News posted in Financial Aid
02.07.06 Daniel Barkowitz is alive well, and moving to Dedham posted in Miscellaneous
12.04.05 And Answers to More Questions posted in Financial Aid
12.04.05 Part 2 - Parent Contribution from Assets posted in Financial Aid
12.04.05 Part 1 (long delayed) - Parent Contribution from Income posted in Financial Aid
10.30.05 Singing (again) in four part harmony. posted in Financial Aid
10.28.05 October really is the cruelest month... posted in Financial Aid
10.07.05 Myth #5: "The more I get in scholarships from other places, the less my parents have to pay to MIT." posted in Financial Aid
10.07.05 Elephants on Parade posted in Miscellaneous
09.23.05 Glass Pumpkins for Sale posted in Student Organizations
09.22.05 Feeling lost again and the return of more questions answered posted in Financial Aid
09.19.05 Myth #4: "This financial aid thing is something my mom and dad need to worry about..." posted in Financial Aid
09.17.05 Focus.... Focus.... (your attention needed)... posted in Miscellaneous
09.16.05 Constitution Day posted in Miscellaneous
09.14.05 Myth #3: Need-based and full-need mean the same thing posted in Financial Aid
09.12.05 Myth #2: Merit is better than Need posted in Financial Aid
09.07.05 Katrina posted in Miscellaneous
08.29.05 Loan Note Signing Sessions posted in Financial Aid
08.27.05 Myth #1: "On my Admissions application, I shouldn't say I plan on applying for financial aid" posted in The Freshman Application
08.26.05 T minus 10 and counting... posted in Miscellaneous
08.22.05 MIT Number One in the College Rankings posted in Community Service
08.06.05 Cinquains posted in Miscellaneous
07.28.05 Where's George and Where Are You From? posted in Miscellaneous
07.21.05 "One from Column A, and One from Column B" posted in Financial Aid
07.15.05 Calling all Creative Writers posted in Music & The Arts
07.13.05 C-Span for Financial Aid Fans posted in Financial Aid
07.12.05 Some Rules to Live By posted in Miscellaneous
07.11.05 About me... About you... posted in Miscellaneous
07.10.05 Insurance and more blog news... posted in Financial Aid
07.07.05 The (e)bills have hit the (e)mail... posted in Financial Aid
07.06.05 The Life of a Busy Beaver posted in Financial Aid
07.05.05 If you have your own blog... posted in Miscellaneous
06.30.05 The Bill is Coming, the Bill is coming... posted in Financial Aid
06.29.05 Feeling found posted in Miscellaneous
06.22.05 Self Help Redux and an Update posted in Student Employment
06.14.05 Sometimes you get what you don't pay for... posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
06.10.05 Waive and Cosign (or is it Wave and Cosine)? posted in Financial Aid
06.06.05 There really are blue skies here... (and fine art too! -- edited June 7, 10:30 Central) posted in Miscellaneous
06.04.05 Departing for "Bluer Skies" posted in Miscellaneous
06.03.05 Rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors -- Your Award Letters are in the Mail posted in Financial Aid
06.03.05 Con-GRAD-ulations! posted in Miscellaneous
06.02.05 Is there Merit in Merit? posted in Financial Aid
06.01.05 Freshmen housing lottery begins today! posted in Residential Life / Housing Options
06.01.05 Preparation for graduation! posted in The MIT Campus
05.31.05 It's STILL not too late to consolidate (although it almost is) / New loan interest rates for 05-06. posted in Financial Aid
05.31.05 All Loans are NOT Created Equal posted in Financial Aid
05.26.05 Update on the Federal Budget process for Financial Aid posted in Financial Aid
05.26.05 Another call to action... Be a STAR supporter! posted in Financial Aid
05.24.05 Looking for some advice, you too (U2). posted in Boston & Cambridge, Music & The Arts
05.23.05 Reading anything good these days? posted in Financial Aid
05.20.05 Want some Advising? Traveling to the Galapagos over lunch. posted in Freshmen Learning Communities
05.18.05 Looking for a full scholarship? Want to be on TV? posted in Financial Aid
05.17.05 Welcome to the e-bill. posted in Financial Aid
05.13.05 Whose education is it anyway? posted in Financial Aid
05.12.05 And sometimes the changes you make can have great meaning... posted in Financial Aid
05.12.05 Sometimes change is meaningless... posted in Financial Aid
05.10.05 Brief update - Award Letters Mailing for International Upperclass Students posted in Financial Aid
05.07.05 Respect, Love and Cherish your Mater (Alma and otherwise). posted in Miscellaneous
05.05.05 TOOOOOOOOOO much information... posted in Financial Aid
05.04.05 The Right Hand DOES know what the Left Hand is Doing... posted in Financial Aid
05.03.05 Update on what we're up to... posted in Financial Aid
05.02.05 Calling all time travelers! Come to the first and only time traveler convention! posted in Student Life & Culture
04.27.05 Phase Doubt? Look at Interphase... posted in Summer Programs
04.26.05 Who are You? -- Informal Survey, I need your help posted in Miscellaneous
04.24.05 Hey, Graduating College Seniors (and Graduating Graduate Students): It's Not Too Late to Consolidate! posted in Financial Aid
04.22.05 Clearing the Decks (or the Desk) -- The Return of the Return of More Questions Answered. posted in Financial Aid
04.11.05 Call for CPW Pics posted in Miscellaneous
04.05.05 Presenting my CPW Presentation posted in Financial Aid
03.31.05 When it feels like another logic puzzle... How to afford your EFC? posted in Financial Aid
03.29.05 More News IS Good News... And a Logic Problem to boot... (updated 03/30/05 - 5:00 PM) posted in Financial Aid
03.28.05 Satisfying Your Self Help Supplications (you try finding an "S" word that means questions). posted in Financial Aid
03.25.05 C U @ CPW posted in Financial Aid
03.24.05 When Your Dream Still Seems Out of Reach posted in Financial Aid
03.23.05 More awards in the mail. More to come on Thursday. posted in Financial Aid
03.20.05 Congratulations - We Made the Boston Globe posted in Miscellaneous
03.19.05 How We Determined Your Award posted in Financial Aid
03.18.05 My quote for inspiration. posted in Financial Aid
03.18.05 The Letters are Out the Door posted in Financial Aid
03.17.05 The Letters are Coming, the Letters are Coming posted in Financial Aid
03.15.05 The IDOCs of March posted in Miscellaneous
03.14.05 Day (and Latkes and Hamentashen) posted in Student Life & Culture
03.12.05 Once you have your letter... posted in Miscellaneous
03.11.05 And they're off... posted in Financial Aid
03.10.05 The Best Laid Plans... posted in Financial Aid, The Selection Process: Application Reading, Committee, And Decisions
03.08.05 URGENT! We Need Your Help... Help Save the Federal Perkins Program. posted in Financial Aid
03.08.05 Decisions Mailed, Tuition Announced, The Return of More Questions Answered, and Opening and Closing Doors posted in Financial Aid, The Selection Process: Application Reading, Committee, And Decisions
03.03.05 Verification Rap posted in Financial Aid
03.03.05 One clarification to student contribution... posted in Financial Aid, International Students
03.02.05 In honor of those of you waiting to hear... posted in Miscellaneous
03.02.05 The rest of the bunch... Parts 3 and 4 of your family contribution posted in Financial Aid
03.02.05 Solutions posted in Financial Aid, Miscellaneous
02.26.05 It's all fun and games to me... posted in Miscellaneous
02.25.05 We're not Big Brother (we're more like a friendly cousin). posted in Financial Aid
02.24.05 Some more pictures posted in Miscellaneous
02.24.05 Mitra's Blog and an interesting question posted in Financial Aid
02.23.05 Who Are You? (who who who who) I really want to know. Who Are You? posted in Financial Aid
02.22.05 Reading, Reading and more Reading posted in Financial Aid
02.10.05 For Upperclass (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) Students and Transfers posted in Financial Aid
02.08.05 Another article worth reading posted in Financial Aid
02.08.05 It's February 8th... Do you know where your FAFSA is? posted in Financial Aid
02.02.05 Random 10 Songs on iTunes - the game... posted in Miscellaneous
02.01.05 Part 2: Parental Contribution from Assets posted in Financial Aid
01.29.05 Early Admits? There's a letter in the mail to you... And some more of your questions answered. posted in Financial Aid
01.26.05 Seeing double? Time for a visit with the IDOC. posted in Financial Aid
01.25.05 Interesting article from CNN on the 4 myths posted in Financial Aid
01.20.05 Determining the parent contribution from income posted in Financial Aid
01.15.05 Random 10 Songs on iTunes posted in Miscellaneous
01.12.05 Singing in Four Part Harmony -- Or What Makes up your EFC. posted in Financial Aid
01.11.05 And even more answers (plus some IAP info)! posted in Financial Aid, The Month Of January: IAP
01.03.05 Some more answers to your questions... posted in Financial Aid
12.29.04 Is your PIN broken? How do you fix it? posted in Financial Aid
12.28.04 PROFILE questions? posted in Financial Aid
12.28.04 FAFSA Questions? posted in Financial Aid
12.28.04 Do you want the 10,000 foot view? Or the extreme closeup? posted in Financial Aid
12.27.04 Take a look at the MIT home page posted in Financial Aid
12.25.04 T minus 8 and counting posted in Financial Aid
12.22.04 Happy Gary Homa's Birthday! posted in Miscellaneous
12.21.04 "While visions of algorithms dance in their heads..." posted in Financial Aid
12.20.04 Rest for the weary... posted in Miscellaneous
12.10.04 Answering some questions... Commenting on comments... Questioning some answers... posted in Financial Aid, Student Employment
12.10.04 It's not apparent who is a parent... posted in Financial Aid
12.07.04 Tell me where have you been, Danny-Boy, Danny-Boy... posted in MISC
11.18.04 Looking forward to Monday posted in MISC
11.15.04 Armchair traveling posted in Financial Aid, International Students
11.12.04 The History and Mystery of / Financial Aid / Is It What You Need? posted in Financial Aid, The Month Of January: IAP
11.10.04 Waiting on PINs and PROFILEs posted in Financial Aid
10.29.04 I'm away -- will return without delay posted in MISC
10.27.04 Data, more Data, and even more Brent Spiner posted in Financial Aid
10.26.04 Can you really go to college for free? posted in Financial Aid
10.24.04 Feeling "Lost"? posted in Financial Aid
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