Brittany Edwards
Karen Morris
English 1102- XX
5 May 2011
Annotated Bibliography
Associated Press “Obama Proposed Tax Credit for College Tuition.” YouTube. 17 June. 2008. Web. 28 Jan. 2011.
Founded in 1846, Associated Press is one of the largest news networks. They are the largest and most trusted source of news and information. The Associated Press is an American Agency and is often published and referenced. Their vehicle of publication is very successful; considering they use the internet as one of their major sources of delivering information. This video is a speech given by our now president, President Obama. In this speech, he is referring to the tax credit for college tuition that he planned to place in effect after reaching the White House. His goal in what he wanted the people to do is to be able to send their students to college. His most important idea was sending our youth to college, and that the government is willing to help them get there. This video was not as professional as I believed it would be, taking into consideration that the speech was given by our current president. Things that were promised have not yet been placed in effect, and, actually, things seem to be taking a turn into the opposite direction. This article differs from the rest of the articles I have read on education, simply because the speech came from the most powerful man in the United States.
College Board “What It Cost to Go to College” .2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2011.
The College Board started out with twelve different colleges and universities and now consists of thirty- eight hundred colleges and universities. The College Board serves more than seven million students and parents. Their goal is to promote excellence and equality. They are often published and referenced by over seven million students and parents. Also they help get students into college and help them understand the breakdown of expenses. College Board shows the breakdown of expenses in this article. Shown in the article are average tuition and fees for the different types of colleges preferred. The price of college is going to range depending on the type of college someone prefer, whether it’s two-year colleges, four- year colleges, or private four-year colleges. This web site gives a range of what to look forward to. This web site is very useful when looking for a college that is suitable. They show all the fees and the total cost of living at whatever university or college someone may be interested in. In comparison to Georgia College 411, College Board gives the complete breakdown of what it will cost to go there, and some interesting facts about the colleges and universities. On the other hand Georgia College 411 only tells the facts about the college or university and not so much on the cost and credentials.
Connell, Timothy A.“Hope Program Changes.” Georgia Student Finance Commission. 15 Dec. 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2011.
Timothy A. Connell is the president of the Georgia Student Finance and Commission, which is where they decide how much students will get from financial aid and Pell grants. President Connell has over two decades of experience. He is often referenced when education is at hand. This is a proposal of what the new hope scholarship will cover. In this particular document, it talks about how the money for books that Hope use to fund will be cut in half. This is only the start of all the new cuts and requirements that are being placed on the Hope Scholarship. This will cause the price of college to become a little bit more expensive then what it already is. This article was very informative and detailed. It broke down the new proposal in an understanding way, they did not use big words that would confuse people, and it was very simplistic. This article meant the most to me in comparison to the other ones because it will actually affect me. Unlike the rest of these articles, this one particular article meant more than just words; this article opened up my eyes and allowed me to see the changes that will be affecting me in the future.
Hermitt, Andrea “Paying for College without Financial Aid.” Yahoo. 28 Sept. 2006. Web. 17 Jan. 2011.
Andrea Hermitt is a Home School teacher. She has a bachelor’s in Fine Arts with a minor in English from SUNY Albany in New York, as well as a Paralegal degree. She has written hundreds of web content pages as well. She is often referenced and published due to the fact people come to her for answers about education. In this article, Hermitt basically just gives a list of ways to pay for college avoiding the use of financial aid. She gives a personal experience, which leads to believe that she knows what it is like to pay for college out of pocket. This article was the best of all the articles in my research due to the personal connection with the writer. Hermitt tells about her life history and how going to school without the use of financial aid is a little more challenging but can still be done. This article differed from the other articles because it is more personal and inspirational in a sense. Hermitt gives an insight on how she made it through college without the help of financial aid, and then gives some ways on how to make it through college without financial aid.
Wang, Penelope “Ease the Tuition Squeeze” MONEY 14 April. 2009. Web. 7 Jan. 2011.
Penelope Wang is a senior writer at MONEY. She has written an abundant amount of columns on finance and the development of funding. She holds a Bachelor in art from Swarthmore College and also a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. She is a very well know writer and her publications are often reference. This article shows many different ways of saving for college. Wang talks about the many back falls and set backs of sending a child to college. College is, in fact, getting more expensive than it was a few years ago, so the ways previously planned to save for a child’s college expenses might not be enough, but in this article Wang shows how to work around those difficulties. This article was very useful in my research; Wang breaks down some eye opening facts that are often hidden in the world of finances, especially when it comes down to the cost of college tuition. This article was different in that it was based more on the financial aspect of college and less of how to make paying for college easier.
Weliver, David, and AnnaMaria Andriotis “Ten things Financial Aid Offices Won’t Say.” Smart Money Magazine. Web. 17 Jan. 2011.
David Welvier is a freelance finance writer and social media consultant. He has his own blog set up that people can go and ask him questions. He has also worked with Fortune Five hundred companies. AnnaMaria Andriotis is a reporter at SmartMoney.com where she deals solely with personal finance topics. She holds a Bachelors and a Masters in English literature from Fordham University. They used blogs that are easy to access, and many people can view them. In this article, Welvier and Andriotis list many things that are hidden in the world of financial aid. They basically just tell the things that financial aid usually does not want people to know or the things they do not want students to know. This article truly surprised me in fact that they showed the information the people in financial aid try to hide. The site was very informational and gave eye opening information. In comparison to the other article I read, this article gave information that most financial aid offices do not want the public knowing.
