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Biden Administration to Cancel $6.1 Billion Art Institutes Student Loan Debt
On May 1, 2024, the Biden Administration announced that it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for alumni of the now-defunct Art Institutes, a network of 45 for-profit universities in North America that taught the visual arts and the culinary arts. Many alumni complained that the Art...- Alexa Pellegrini
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Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan and Your Film School Loans
After months of speculation, the Biden-Harris Administration wiped away a minimum of $10,000 in student loan debt — good news for film school students, who often borrow tens of thousands to attend prestigious institutions like the American Film Institute Conservatory and New York University...- Alexa Pellegrini
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"Financially hobbled for life" The high price of some film programs
Some film programs such as Columbia and AFI are very expensive. Yeah... That price tag is nuts. I mean the education sounds awesome but...Did you see this article? https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/financially-hobbled-for-life-the-elite-masters-degrees-that-dont-pay-off-11625752773- Chris W
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Biden Announces Final Student Loan Pause Extension Through December 31, 2022
Editor's note: this article has been updated to reflect the Biden-Harris Administration's student loan forgiveness plan and extension of the student loan repayment moratorium on August 24, 2022. On August 24, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration extended the pause on student loan payments...- Alexa Pellegrini
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How to Save Thousands on Your Film School Degree
If you're trying to decide on whether or not to go to film school, especially for a master's degree, affordability likely plays a major role. The high cost and less predictable ROI on a film degree makes some aspiring students nervous to apply. Take the Wall Street Journal's report that Columbia...- Alexa Pellegrini
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‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off
There's an article from the WSJ that's been making the rounds, particularly among a lot of the screenwriters I follow on twitter, about how much debt people are accruing on Master's degree. It specifically points to Columbia and NYU as two examples of this: ‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The...- itsallhappening
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How are you handling the student loans?
Hey graduates, I think a very helpful thing for those of us looking at film school would be to hear your experiences with handling the cost of your degree. Obviously film school is a significant financial investment. For instance, NYU estimates a COA of 90K per year...- sharkb8
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NEW UK Government Postgraduate Loans Scheme
Well it looks like in 2016/17 a new post graduate loan scheme will be available to students with a 2.1 or higher and under the age of 30. I'm 28 now and I've been offered an unconditional offer to study at NFTS in January 2016. It would be great if I'm eligible for this scheme considering that I...- Rob
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Can we talk a little about money?
About 15 years ago, I knew a guy who worked as a regional sales rep for Verizon Wireless and was known for employing crazy, offbeat sales techniques. He once told me about a time when he tried a new approach on a potential customer. A man wandered over to the cell phone display and was...- spagett
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Any Americans that have attended NFTS in the UK?
Hello friends! I was wondering if anyone out there is an American or knows of an American that has attended The National Film and Television School in the UK. This is less of a cultural/diversity topic and more of my concern about the financial aid process (US federal and private) for US...- Kdbct9
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