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The first step to finding the money you need for college: Completing the FAFSA®

Mary, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, aka the FAFSA®, is the single most important thing your students can do to get money to help pay for college. It’s the only way they can apply for federal or state financial aid. The FAFSA® will determine their eligibility for grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and federal student loans. Let your students and families know that they can register for a free virtual event to learn more. Please send them the information below: Register now for a free virtual event: The first step to finding the money you need for college: Completing the FAFSA® ‍Wednesday, October ‍5 at ‍7pm ET | ‍6pm CT | ‍5pm MT | ‍4pm PT Register Now Join our experts for a discussion on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). We’ll share helpful tips and information to help you complete your FAFSA® and find the money you need to pay for college. Space is limited, so please register early!

As this year’s seniors start to receive their college acceptance letters, many will need a crash course in financial aid.    You’ll likely be the first person they go to with their questions, and College Money Matters has two fun and colorful guides that can help:  A quick video that clearly and conversationally explains how student loans work A free, downloadable calendar that colorfully shows what to expect – and what to do – regarding Federal financial aid.   Just check out the links below to experience these tools for yourself. Download this message here. Download this message here. Who is College Money Matters? We’re a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring high school students and their parents have the information they need to make good decisions about applying, choosing, and paying for college.   Visit collegemoneymatters.org, and you’ll see many more examples of how seemingly complicated college-related issues can be transformed into articles, videos and games that are simple, clear and even fun. Your visit will also show you that the site is available in Spanish and features accessibility software to reach as many students as possible.    Of course, please feel free to contact us if you’d like to learn more. Thank you, Nancy Goodman Executive Director, College Money Matters [email protected]org  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌ Visit the website

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Dear Colleague,   Could you use some help?   We know that beyond all of your other responsibilities as a high school counselor, you are also trying to make sure that you guide students in making academic and career plans. It must seem close to impossible to reach all of your students, especially all those for whom you may be the only source of college preparation assistance. With graduation quickly approaching and so much hinging on their academic success before and after graduation, we realize the challenges you face.   We truly want to help you, even in some small way. Recently, we hosted and recorded a very generic Financial Aid workshop designed to assist all high school seniors and their parents. We were thinking that this could be a way for us to lend you a helping hand. This workshop may be especially useful to those parents who are just now getting ready to file their FAFSA, or have recently received notice that they have been selected for verification.   We would be delighted if sharing this video saves you some of your valuable time while also providing your student’s parents with: A preliminary foundation and understanding of the basics of the Financial Aid process A glossary of terms used A familiarity with the different types of aid available A list of items required when filing their FAFSA We wish you and your students a wonderful spring semester and healthy emergence from the pandemic. Sincerely, Amy Thompson Director of Financial Aid St. Joseph’s College P.S. Here is the link to our virtual Financial Aid workshop! Feel free to pass it along!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5oPEuizHMc