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		<title>Virginia Prepaid Tuition Plan Offers Open Enrollment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning December 1, the Virginia Prepaid Education Program (known as VPEP) is offering open enrollment for new participants. The enrollment period, which lasts through March 31, 2010, means that VPEP contracts are available for newborns through 9th-graders, as long as the child or the account owner is a Virginia resident at the time the contract [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafinancialaid.wordpress.com&blog=3225635&post=166&subd=vafinancialaid&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fear the Bookstore No More</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[College students spend between $700 and $1,000 on new and used textbooks each year, according to the Student Public Interest Research Groups. If you are one of the many students looking for ways to economize on textbooks this year, we have good news. The college textbook market, which has long been derided for producing expensive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafinancialaid.wordpress.com&blog=3225635&post=103&subd=vafinancialaid&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Financing Your Own Aid</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most forms of Financial Aid cover tuition, room/board, fees, and sometimes books. But over time, the cost of living while attending college can add up. This summer, why not create a plan to save money at school next year? Below are some frugal tips gathered from former college students:

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