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PELL GRANT PROBLEMS – 05/20/12 23:17 S.S.

SOME  CHANGES  HAVE  BEEN  MADE  IN  THE  QUALIFICATIONS  FOR  A  PELL  GRANT.  APPROXIMATELY  65  THOUSAND  NEW  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  ARE  EXPECTED  TO  BE  IMPACTED  BY  THE  NEW  CHANGES  THAT  GO  INTO  EFFECT  JULY  1ST OF  THIS  YEAR.   THE  GRANTS ARE  NOW  ONLY AVAILABLE  FOR  6  YEARS,  INSTEAD  OF  THE  9 THEY  USED TO  BE,  AND  STUDENTS  WITHOUT  A  HIGH  SCHOOL  DEGREE  (OR A  G.E.D.)  MAY  HAVE  A  TOUGH  TIME  GETTING PELL  GRANTS  IF  THEY ARE   NOT ENROLLED  IN  COLLEGE  CLASSES  BEFORE  JULY  1ST.

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