YES, you will still be able to get a student loan if you need one

Scary financial times, including a reporter telling CNN's Glenn Beck "no way" you can get a student loan if you need one.

Huh?

IF you're going to be in the market for a student loan -- or a parent loan -- you'll want to take a look at the widget on the front of our site.

Click here for loan info.

Hang in there!

Blogging for Student Loans

Okay, not exactly accurate, but we have forged a relationship with the folks at Savvy Tuition -- and I've mentioned that before, but it's worth a look-see for a couple reasons:

1. You're a High School Senior and you want to know what these loan things are all about. Good idea -- best to know at least the basics so you can tell Mom & Dad what's up. For instance, using the widget at the front of the U Sphere site, here are the results we got for an undergraduate loan...



2. You're a parent...gotta know what you can afford.

3. You're starting school or returning to school this fall -- or you're starting a graduate program, or even starting college online.

It's a crazy world of finance -- pays off to figure it out before you jump in.

MOO. It can help U. (Or, another way to keep your name in front of colleges)

One of my personal favorite startups is a company called MOO.

The Moo Minicards were the belles of the ball at the OACAC conference. (Or maybe it's just that I have cute kids.)

But here's why I'm telling you about it: their Minicards would REALLY be cool if used at college fairs. BY STUDENTS.

Here's how it works:

(1) Upload a picture of you doing something that shows what makes you tick. Or put a clever image that you've designed. Or do something else -- heck, they're your cards, people. Try this:











(2) Then, on the back, write something clever about yourself:

"Here's me, with three friends, and we've just left a service project in Appalachia. Oh and I have a 4.0 at my school, and I'm on the basketball team, and I really want to be a research scientist."

(3) Put contact info that's just this simple:

"I'm David V., visit me at www.usphere.com/davidv." You'd of course use your U Sphere username.

That last part will give them access to your profile -- but only if they're either a college admissions person or YOUR high school counselor.

You're all set. Order a bunch of these just in time for the college fair circuit, where you can wow the admissions folks, show that you're cutting edge, and use environmentally sound principles in the process. (As only MOO would.)

(And just when I get done singing their praises in Vancouver -- where U Sphere handed out a few hundred cute little cards, with my kids' pics on the back and our contact info on the front -- they change the game again. With stickers. We'll cross that bridge later.)