The Glow programs are in full swing this year with nearly 200 high school seniors participating in our financial education program.  We can almost hear the sighs of relief from our students who probably spent the past Thanksgiving break finishing up their college applications for the UC and CSU priority deadlines and early applications for many private universities.  How we wish we could tell our students that the difficult part is now over . . . 

The tough economic environment and tight credit market today mean our students are facing even bigger worries about the cost of a college education, and it shows in the classrooms.  There is a new found eagerness among our students to be financially smart - to find a way to pay for college, understand what it means to take out a student loan, and even more importantly, to be in control of their financial future.  

Glow remains dedicated, more than ever, to helping our students gain critical financial skills and achieve their dream of a college education - because finance, even at a time of economic downturn, shouldn't be a barrier to getting an education.

Yours truly,

Joohee Shin Rand
Executive Director