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May 26 2009

Moneyman’s Top 10 - a Greatest Hits

Posted in: Afford

May 12 2009

Calculating your Financial Aid

Posted in: Afford

Apr 14 2009

The Tax Man Cometh…

Posted in: Afford

Apr 13 2009

Getting ready for CPW

Posted in: Afford

Apr 10 2009

Spring Means New Beginnings

Posted in: Afford

Mar 18 2009

The letter is in the mail… (UPDATED)

Posted in: Miscellaneous, Afford

Feb 19 2009

I Can See Clearly Now…

Posted in: Afford

Feb 13 2009

Deadline, Schmedline

Posted in: Afford

Feb 13 2009

Six Word Memoirs. Want to Play?

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Feb 2 2009

It’s February 2nd… Do you know where your FAFSA is?

Posted in: Afford

Nov 21 2008

Red Lines, Death Vows, Foreclosures, Risk Structures

Posted in: Visit, Life & Culture

Nov 17 2008

Letter to the community on MIT finances

Posted in: Afford

Nov 5 2008

Requirements

Posted in: Afford

Oct 31 2008

So much money, it’s scary…

Posted in: Afford

Oct 22 2008

It’s all about the money…

Posted in: Afford

Oct 3 2008

The Human Factor—Kickoff of the Campaign For Students

Posted in: Afford

Oct 1 2008

You Are Welcome Here—Out @ MIT

Posted in: Life & Culture

Sep 25 2008

A Man and His Latte

Posted in: Life & Culture

Sep 24 2008

P-sets… er, I mean Presets

Posted in: Visit

Sep 23 2008

Re-search

Posted in: Academics & Research, Afford

Sep 17 2008

Happy constitution day…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Sep 3 2008

Hard Reboot

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jun 13 2008

Hello, I must be going….

Posted in: Afford

May 16 2008

Advising Blow Out—PF Finale Blue

Posted in: Academics & Research

May 1 2008

Minty E. Coli

Posted in: Majors & Minors

May 1 2008

FASU 9 - Coming up for a breath of fresh air!

Posted in: Afford

Apr 10 2008

CPW Presentation - Friday 1:00 pm

Posted in: Afford

Apr 7 2008

FASU 8: Friday’s Update—just a little late (and Q&As)

Posted in: Afford

Apr 1 2008

REPOST: Singing in Four Part Harmony—Or What Makes up your EFC

Posted in: Afford

Apr 1 2008

FASU 7 - Current status and future plans…

Posted in: Afford

Mar 28 2008

LiveBlogging Ben’s Info Session

Posted in: Visit

Mar 27 2008

FASU6 - More Awards in the Mail, and CPW overview

Posted in: Visit, Afford

Mar 26 2008

FASU 5 - Pie Charts and Student Aid Profiles

Posted in: Afford

Mar 26 2008

fine-ann-shul ade lol cat

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 25 2008

FASU 4 - Trying to Push Snively Off the Front Page

Posted in: Afford

Mar 25 2008

Dan’s / Dan’s Evolution

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 24 2008

We are need-blind for all our populations…

Posted in: Afford

Mar 21 2008

FASU3 - More news and information

Posted in: Afford

Mar 20 2008

Real Financial Heroes

Posted in: Academics & Research, Afford

Mar 19 2008

FASU2(3D) - Decisions, Dilemmas and Documents

Posted in: Afford

Mar 17 2008

Financial Aid Status Update (FASU) #1

Posted in: Afford

Mar 14 2008

How MIT and the Freshmen Admissions Process Helps Me See Clearly

Posted in: Miscellaneous, Process & Statistics

Mar 14 2008

Day

Posted in: Life & Culture

Mar 12 2008

Letter Writing (or how 3 = 15 = 1)

Posted in: Afford

Mar 11 2008

Armchair Traveling

Posted in: International Applicants, Afford

Mar 8 2008

Decision Diversion

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 7 2008

MIT’s Financial Aid Enhancements are Released!

Posted in: Afford

Mar 4 2008

MIT responds to Senators Baucus and Grassley’s Request

Posted in: Afford

Feb 29 2008

MIT’s President Announces our Position on Financial Aid

Posted in: Afford

Jun 26 2007

Gone fishing… in the Dead Sea…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

May 7 2007

Now What?

Posted in: Afford

Apr 14 2007

CPW Financial Aid Presentation

Posted in: Afford

Apr 10 2007

Give Financial Aid “The Big Screw”—I need your vote!!

Posted in: Life & Culture

Apr 9 2007

I’m going to be on the radio—Thursday 6:00 WMBR

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Feb 22 2007

The Son of Updates

Posted in: Afford

Feb 20 2007

Math Fun (updated)

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Feb 16 2007

Some more updates

Posted in: Afford

Feb 13 2007

Some brief updates

Posted in: Afford

Jan 3 2007

The New Web Site is Live!!!

Posted in: Afford

Sep 26 2006

Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases report on 568 Group

Posted in: Afford

Sep 22 2006

So, Enough About Early Admission, Let’s Talk about Early Financial Aid

Posted in: Process & Statistics, Afford

Sep 18 2006

Constitution Day (take two)

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Sep 14 2006

It’s Not Apparent Who is a Parent

Posted in: Afford

Sep 8 2006

Come Play MIT-GO

Posted in: Process & Statistics, Afford

Sep 6 2006

Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree Bears Fruit

Posted in: Visit

Sep 5 2006

A Financial Aid Director Reviews “Accepted”

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Aug 21 2006

What I Did During My Lunch Hour - Part 1

Posted in: Visit

Aug 15 2006

Congratulations, you’ve just won $1,000,000…

Posted in: Afford

Aug 14 2006

Of Crabs and Careers

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Aug 13 2006

The Outside Award Reward

Posted in: Afford

Aug 7 2006

Don’t Miss-Pell

Posted in: Afford

Aug 2 2006

FREE FOOD!!!

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Aug 1 2006

Happy 25th Birthday MTV!

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jul 27 2006

I’m All About the “Thumpa Thumpa” or Opening Pandora’s Music Box

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jul 27 2006

The Mighty MITES Talk About the Myths and Realities of Financial Aid

Posted in: Afford

Jul 26 2006

Were am I! Where are You? Weary are We!

Posted in: Afford

Jul 25 2006

Academic Competitiveness Grants and SMART Grants

Posted in: Afford

Jul 25 2006

“It was twenty years ago today… Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play…”

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 7 2006

Pell News

Posted in: Afford

Feb 7 2006

Daniel Barkowitz is alive well, and moving to Dedham

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Dec 4 2005

And Answers to More Questions

Posted in: Afford

Dec 4 2005

Part 2 - Parent Contribution from Assets

Posted in: Afford

Dec 4 2005

Part 1 (long delayed) - Parent Contribution from Income

Posted in: Afford

Oct 30 2005

Singing (again) in four part harmony.

Posted in: Afford

Oct 28 2005

October really is the cruelest month…

Posted in: Afford

Oct 7 2005

Myth #5: “The more I get in scholarships from other places, the less my parents have to pay to MIT.”

Posted in: Afford

Oct 7 2005

Elephants on Parade

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Sep 23 2005

Glass Pumpkins for Sale

Posted in: Life & Culture

Sep 22 2005

Feeling lost again and the return of more questions answered

Posted in: Afford

Sep 19 2005

Myth #4: “This financial aid thing is something my mom and dad need to worry about…”

Posted in: Afford

Sep 17 2005

Focus…. Focus…. (your attention needed)...

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Sep 16 2005

Constitution Day

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Sep 14 2005

Myth #3: Need-based and full-need mean the same thing

Posted in: Afford

Sep 12 2005

Myth #2: Merit is better than Need

Posted in: Afford

Sep 7 2005

Katrina

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Aug 29 2005

Loan Note Signing Sessions

Posted in: Afford

Aug 27 2005

Myth #1: “On my Admissions application, I shouldn’t say I plan on applying for financial aid”

Posted in: Freshman Applicants

Aug 26 2005

T minus 10 and counting…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Aug 22 2005

MIT Number One in the College Rankings

Posted in: Life & Culture

Aug 6 2005

Cinquains

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jul 28 2005

Where’s George and Where Are You From?

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jul 21 2005

“One from Column A, and One from Column B”

Posted in: Afford

Jul 15 2005

Calling all Creative Writers

Posted in: Life & Culture

Jul 13 2005

C-Span for Financial Aid Fans

Posted in: Afford

Jul 12 2005

Some Rules to Live By

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jul 11 2005

About me… About you…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jul 10 2005

Insurance and more blog news…

Posted in: Afford

Jul 7 2005

The (e)bills have hit the (e)mail…

Posted in: Afford

Jul 6 2005

The Life of a Busy Beaver

Posted in: Afford

Jul 5 2005

If you have your own blog…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jun 30 2005

The Bill is Coming, the Bill is coming…

Posted in: Afford

Jun 29 2005

Feeling found

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jun 22 2005

Self Help Redux and an Update

Posted in: Afford

Jun 14 2005

Sometimes you get what you don’t pay for…

Posted in: Life & Culture

Jun 10 2005

Waive and Cosign (or is it Wave and Cosine)?

Posted in: Afford

Jun 6 2005

There really are blue skies here… (and fine art too!—edited June 7, 10:30 Central)

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jun 4 2005

Departing for “Bluer Skies”

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jun 3 2005

Rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors—Your Award Letters are in the Mail

Posted in: Afford

Jun 3 2005

Con-GRAD-ulations!

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jun 2 2005

Is there Merit in Merit?

Posted in: Afford

Jun 1 2005

Freshmen housing lottery begins today!

Posted in: Life & Culture

Jun 1 2005

Preparation for graduation!

Posted in: Visit

May 31 2005

It’s STILL not too late to consolidate (although it almost is) / New loan interest rates for 05-06.

Posted in: Afford

May 31 2005

All Loans are NOT Created Equal

Posted in: Afford

May 26 2005

Update on the Federal Budget process for Financial Aid

Posted in: Afford

May 26 2005

Another call to action… Be a STAR supporter!

Posted in: Afford

May 24 2005

Looking for some advice, you too (U2).

Posted in: Visit, Life & Culture

May 23 2005

Reading anything good these days?

Posted in: Afford

May 20 2005

Want some Advising? Traveling to the Galapagos over lunch.

Posted in: Academics & Research

May 18 2005

Looking for a full scholarship? Want to be on TV?

Posted in: Afford

May 17 2005

Welcome to the e-bill.

Posted in: Afford

May 13 2005

Whose education is it anyway?

Posted in: Afford

May 12 2005

And sometimes the changes you make can have great meaning…

Posted in: Afford

May 12 2005

Sometimes change is meaningless…

Posted in: Afford

May 10 2005

Brief update - Award Letters Mailing for International Upperclass Students

Posted in: Afford

May 7 2005

Respect, Love and Cherish your Mater (Alma and otherwise).

Posted in: Miscellaneous

May 5 2005

TOOOOOOOOOO much information…

Posted in: Afford

May 4 2005

The Right Hand DOES know what the Left Hand is Doing…

Posted in: Afford

May 3 2005

Update on what we’re up to…

Posted in: Afford

May 2 2005

Calling all time travelers! Come to the first and only time traveler convention!

Posted in: Life & Culture

Apr 27 2005

Phase Doubt? Look at Interphase…

Posted in: Prepare for MIT

Apr 26 2005

Who are You?—Informal Survey, I need your help

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Apr 24 2005

Hey, Graduating College Seniors (and Graduating Graduate Students): It’s Not Too Late to Consolidate

Posted in: Afford

Apr 22 2005

Clearing the Decks (or the Desk)—The Return of the Return of More Questions Answered.

Posted in: Afford

Apr 11 2005

Call for CPW Pics

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Apr 5 2005

Presenting my CPW Presentation

Posted in: Afford

Mar 31 2005

When it feels like another logic puzzle… How to afford your EFC?

Posted in: Afford

Mar 29 2005

More News IS Good News… And a Logic Problem to boot… (updated 03/30/05 - 5:00 PM)

Posted in: Afford

Mar 28 2005

Satisfying Your Self Help Supplications (you try finding an “S” word that means questions).

Posted in: Afford

Mar 25 2005

C U @ CPW

Posted in: Afford

Mar 24 2005

When Your Dream Still Seems Out of Reach

Posted in: Afford

Mar 23 2005

More awards in the mail. More to come on Thursday.

Posted in: Afford

Mar 20 2005

Congratulations - We Made the Boston Globe

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 19 2005

How We Determined Your Award

Posted in: Afford

Mar 19 2005

My quote for inspiration.

Posted in: Afford

Mar 18 2005

The Letters are Out the Door

Posted in: Afford

Mar 17 2005

The Letters are Coming, the Letters are Coming

Posted in: Afford

Mar 15 2005

The IDOCs of March

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 14 2005

Day (and Latkes and Hamentashen)

Posted in: Life & Culture

Mar 12 2005

Once you have your letter…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 11 2005

And they’re off…

Posted in: Afford

Mar 10 2005

The Best Laid Plans…

Posted in: Process & Statistics, Afford

Mar 8 2005

URGENT! We Need Your Help… Help Save the Federal Perkins Program.

Posted in: Afford

Mar 8 2005

Decisions Mailed, Tuition Announced, The Return of More Questions Answered, and Opening and Closing

Posted in: Process & Statistics, Afford

Mar 3 2005

Verification Rap

Posted in: Afford

Mar 3 2005

One clarification to student contribution…

Posted in: International Applicants, Afford

Mar 3 2005

In honor of those of you waiting to hear…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Mar 2 2005

The rest of the bunch… Parts 3 and 4 of your family contribution

Posted in: Afford

Mar 2 2005

Solutions

Posted in: Miscellaneous, Afford

Feb 26 2005

It’s all fun and games to me…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Feb 25 2005

We’re not Big Brother (we’re more like a friendly cousin).

Posted in: Afford

Feb 24 2005

Some more pictures

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Feb 24 2005

Mitra’s Blog and an interesting question

Posted in: Afford

Feb 23 2005

Who Are You? (who who who who) I really want to know. Who Are You?

Posted in: Afford

Feb 22 2005

Reading, Reading and more Reading

Posted in: Afford

Feb 10 2005

For Upperclass (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) Students and Transfers

Posted in: Afford

Feb 8 2005

Another article worth reading

Posted in: Afford

Feb 8 2005

It’s February 8th… Do you know where your FAFSA is?

Posted in: Afford

Feb 2 2005

Random 10 Songs on iTunes - the game…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Feb 1 2005

Part 2: Parental Contribution from Assets

Posted in: Afford

Jan 29 2005

Early Admits? There’s a letter in the mail to you… And some more of your questions answered.

Posted in: Afford

Jan 26 2005

Seeing double? Time for a visit with the IDOC.

Posted in: Afford

Jan 25 2005

Interesting article from CNN on the 4 myths

Posted in: Afford

Jan 20 2005

Determining the parent contribution from income

Posted in: Afford

Jan 16 2005

Random 10 Songs on iTunes

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Jan 12 2005

Singing in Four Part Harmony—Or What Makes up your EFC.

Posted in: Afford

Jan 11 2005

And even more answers (plus some IAP info)!

Posted in: Academics & Research, Afford

Jan 4 2005

Some more answers to your questions…

Posted in: Afford

Dec 29 2004

Is your PIN broken? How do you fix it?

Posted in: Afford

Dec 28 2004

PROFILE questions?

Posted in: Afford

Dec 28 2004

FAFSA Questions?

Posted in: Afford

Dec 28 2004

Do you want the 10,000 foot view? Or the extreme closeup?

Posted in: Afford

Dec 27 2004

Take a look at the MIT home page

Posted in: Afford

Dec 25 2004

T minus 8 and counting

Posted in: Afford

Dec 22 2004

Happy Gary Homa’s Birthday!

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Dec 21 2004

“While visions of algorithms dance in their heads…”

Posted in: Afford

Dec 20 2004

Rest for the weary…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Dec 10 2004

Answering some questions… Commenting on comments… Questioning some answers…

Posted in: Afford

Dec 10 2004

It’s not apparent who is a parent…

Posted in: Afford

Dec 7 2004

Tell me where have you been, Danny-Boy, Danny-Boy…

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Nov 18 2004

Looking forward to Monday

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Nov 15 2004

Armchair traveling

Posted in: International Applicants, Afford

Nov 12 2004

The History and Mystery of / Financial Aid / Is It What You Need?

Posted in: Academics & Research, Afford

Nov 10 2004

Waiting on PINs and PROFILEs

Posted in: Afford

Oct 29 2004

I’m away—will return without delay

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Oct 27 2004

Data, more Data, and even more Brent Spiner

Posted in: Afford

Oct 26 2004

Can you really go to college for free?

Posted in: Afford

Oct 24 2004

Feeling “Lost”?

Posted in: Afford