When Aggies graduate, there are many opportunities offered by the university and the Texas A&M community that remain with them for life.

Through systems like the Aggie Network, the Career Center and the Money Education Center, former students can seek advice and connect to all Aggies when in need of assistance, whether they’re settling into a new area, building successful career tools or redesigning their budget. Although these systems are based on campus, students can still access resources from other cities, states or countries.

View the full article about Aggie lifetime support opportunities.

Lacking the skills needed to make informed financial decisions hurts individuals and the economy. What can advisers do to help?

View the article on Financial Literacy.

The money will help students whose lives were upended by Hurricane Harvey and who slipped through the existing safety net at campuses in College Station, Galveston, Kingsville, Prairie View and Corpus Christi.

To view the full article, visit the Qatar Harvey Fund article.

Each year Texas A&M University joins colleges and universities across the country in recognizing the importance of the student employment experience during National Student Employment Week.  During this week long celebration, which was held April 7-14, 2019, Texas A&M University named a Campus and a Community Student Employee of the Year.  Each student will receive a scholarship from the Association of Former Students. 
 
Rachel Ullmann, a native of Bryan, TX, was honored as Campus Student Employee of the Year. Ullmann serves as a student worker in the Mays Center for Executive Development, and has been key to the success of their office for the past several years. Taylor Olsovsky, a native of Schulenburg, TX, was recognized as Community Student Employee of the Year. Olsovsky works for the Texas A&M University AgriLife Service for Poultry Science, where she assists in supporting livestock shows across the state of Texas.
 
Megan Waldron, a native of Bastrop, TX, and Kendall Callen, a native of Bryan, TX, were named recipients of the Class of 1956 Student Employee Endowed Award. The Texas A&M University Class of 1956, on occasion of their fiftieth anniversary, established this award to recognize and reward outstanding student workers who have at least two semesters left before graduation. Each recipient was awarded a scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. Waldron is a senior student coordinator for Conference & Guest Services in the Office of Residence Life, and Callen is a student assistant for the Office of Transition Academic Programs.
 
For more information on the National Student Employment Week celebration and the Student Employee of the Year Awards, please visit jobsforaggies.tamu.edu or contact Corina De La Cruz via email:cmdela12@tamu.edu. 
 

Undergraduate Students

• New Freshman (College Station and Galveston): Awarding begins late January
• New Transfer students (College Station and Galveston): Awarding begins Mid-April
• Continuing Undergraduate students (College Station and Galveston): Awarding begins June
• Upper-level Public Health Undergraduates: Awarding begins early July

Graduate Students

• New Graduate students (College Station and Galveston): Awarding begins early May
• Continuing Graduate students (College Station and Galveston): Awarding begins June
• Nursing Graduate students: Awarding begins early July

Professional Students

• 1st year Law students: Awarding begins early April
• 2nd and 3rd year Law students: Awarding begins Mid-June

• 4th Year Pharmacy students: Awarding begins late May
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year Pharmacy students: Awarding begins early June

• Dental professional students (DDS): Awarding begins late May to early June

• 4th Year Medicine students: Awarding begins late May
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year Medical students: Awarding begins early June

• 4th year Veterinary students: Awarding begins Mid-April
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year Veterinary students: Awarding begins Mid-June

You can get all of the following student credit cards with no credit. Credit card companies actually roll out the red carpet for students despite their lack of credit history (some offers are from WalletHub partners). They do this because of students’ earning potential and decades of forthcoming financial independence, which can be very profitable for banking institutions. To qualify, all a student must do is demonstrate the independent income or assets needed to pay at least their minimum monthly bill (usually around $10 for student cards). But if that’s not possible, it’s worth looking into having a parent co-sign, given the importance of credit building at this stage in your life.

As long as you pay your bill on time and avoid maxing out your credit line after opening one of the following cards, you will begin building the credit needed to rent an apartment, buy a car, take out a good loan and save on insurance premiums once you graduate. It may even help you get a job if you plan on working in a field that requires a security clearance or the handling of money. So make sure to browse the available student credit cards for no credit, including both secured and unsecured offers, and submit an application for the card that will allow you to build credit at the lowest possible cost.

If you’d like a recommendation, WalletHub’s editors compared all of the student credit cards in our database of 1,000+ credit card offers. We looked at their fees, rates and rewards. And we picked the best options for different types of students. You can find an overview below and more info at the bottom of the page.

On March 31, 2019, we will implement several enhancements to improve the FSA ID experience. These enhancements are part of our continuous improvement of Federal Student Aid (FSA) systems and are an important step toward realizing our vision for the Next Generation (Next Gen) Financial Services Environment.

The FSA ID—a user-created username and password—is required for students, parents, and borrowers to authenticate their identity and access their federal student aid information online. The websites and applications that use an FSA ID to log in are fafsa.gov, the myStudentAid mobile app, StudentLoans.gov, NSLDS Student Access, StudentAid.gov, the Application for Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment, and the Federal Student Aid Feedback System.

"It’s one of the oldest cons around. Come up with the cash to pay a small fee up front, and there is a big pot of money just waiting for you," Acorns reports. 

"You might recognize this classic grift from some of its common versions, which often appear out of the blue in your email inbox. Your long-lost uncle has named you in his will! You won an overseas lottery! Or that timeless classic—a Nigerian prince needs your help getting cash out of his country!

The name for these is 'advance fee scams,' and unfortunately for college students, there is another variety: The scholarship scam.

To view the article, Watch Out for These 3 Red Flags of Scholarship Scams.

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With college tuition soaring, many students and parents are eager to find scholarships and financial aid workarounds to help them pay those big bills.

Steer clear of scholarships and financial aid assistance that don't deliver what they promise.

Always consult high school guidance counselors or college financial aid staff, and don't give out any personal financial information.