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Overview All Broadcasts are conducted by highly experienced financial aid experts. The Interactive format includes ample time for Q & A. All broadcasts are free for low-income students through our Access Applied™ fee waiver process. Broadcast Curriculum Completing the FAFSA Accurately and Effectively Description: In this session we will walk you step by step through the FAFSA so that you will be able to easily and accurately complete this complicated form on your own. This session will help you reduce your stress, avoid common and costly mistakes and qualify for all the financial aid for which you are entitled. After this comprehensive FAFSA review we will address how you should tell the school financial aid offices about any special family and financial circumstances that do not fit on standard forms such as the FAFSA. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 12 (and Students) Schedule: December - March Price: FREE
How to Confirm the Accuracy of your FAFSA Submission and Make Necessary Corrections. Description: This session is for families that have already submitted the 2010 -11 FAFSA but want to confirm the accuracy of their answers and\or update their estimates. We will show you how to correct common and costly mistakes and qualify for all the financial aid for which you are entitled. After this comprehensive FAFSA review we will address how you should tell the school financial aid offices about any special family and financial circumstances that do not fit on standard forms such as the FAFSA. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 12 (and Students) Schedule: December - March Price: FREE If you have already completed the FAFSA, this session will help you verify the accuracy of your data and make any corrections that are necessary.
Description: In this session we will walk you step by step through the Profile Worksheet so that you will be able to easily and accurately complete this complicated form on your own instead of paying someone else a large fee to complete it for you. This process will help you to reduce your stress, avoid common and costly mistakes and qualify for all the financial aid for which you are entitled. After this comprehensive PROFILE review we will address how you should tell the school financial aid offices about any special family and financial circumstances that do not the standard forms such as the PROFILE. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grade 12 (and Students) Schedule: September - March Price: FREE
Decoding and Comparing Financial Aid Award Letters and Appealing to the Financial Aid Office for More Financial Aid Description: College financial aid award letters are often difficult to understand making it hard for students and parents to calculate the real cost of college and compare school to school. In this session we will review actual award letters (maybe even yours) and show you how to translate them into real numbers that you can understand and compare. After the award letter review we will discuss how you should go about requesting additional aid if you feel the current offers are not sufficient. We have decades of experience as high level decision makers in the financial aid office and have reviewed thousands of financial aid appeals over the years. There is definitely a right way and a wrong way to request additional assistance and we will show you how to skillfully navigate the process. Target Audience: Post Admission Seniors and Parents Schedule: March, April, May Price: $49.99 - free with AccessApplied ™ Fee Waiver
Now That I’ve Deposited, How do I Pay? Description: Once you have selected your school it is time to prepare for the eight term bills that will be sent to you over the next four years. In this session we will first show you how the financial aid awards that appear in your award letter impact the actual bills that you receive from the school. Then we will review the many non-financial aid payment options available to you and discuss the pro’s and cons of each. Target Audience: Post Admission Seniors Schedule: May, June, July Price: $49.99 - free with AccessApplied ™ Fee Waiver
An Introduction to College Costs and Financial Aid - In Plain English This session will be unlike any other financial aid presentation that you might arrange for your parents and students because it translates the confusing and misleading jargon of college costs and financial aid into plain English. By the end of this presentation on the fundamentals of college costs and financial provides, parents and students will possess important information that will help them estimate the actual cost of college at different schools, help them understand how to pay for college, and most importantly help them understand how they might reduce the cost of college. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 8 - 11 Schedule: Monthly Price: Free
College Costs and the Financial Aid Process for Seniors Description: This session covers much the same material as the Introduction to College Costs and Financial Aid but goes into greater detail about the financial aid application processes, deadlines and required forms. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grade 12 Schedule: September, October, November Price: Free
What Parents Need to Know About The Financial Aid Process If They Are Divorced, Separated or Remarried Description: Students with parents who are divorced, separated or remarried face a financial aid application process that is particularly confusing and complicated. In this session we will discuss in detail the different ways that parent marital status effects financial aid eligibility at different schools. It is very important that families have an understanding of these issues as early as possible in the college search process. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 8 - 11 (and Students) Schedule: Quarterly Price: $49.99 - free with AccessApplied ™ Fee Waiver
What Parents Need to Know About College Costs and Financial Aid If They Think Their Child Might Be a Recruited Student Athlete Description: The availability of athletic aid is an issue that is widely misunderstood by parents of student athletes. In this session we will review the facts about athletic aid and provide important context for parents who think their child and is talented enough to be recruited by some schools. This session is a must for families who are considering hiring the services of an expensive consultant to guide them through the process. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 8 - 11 (and Students) Schedule: Quarterly Price: $49.99 - free with AccessApplied ™ Fee Waiver
Unemployed or Underemployed - What Parents Need to Know About Financial Aid Description: Recent changes in federal rules allow more parents who are underemployed or unemployed to qualify for additional financial aid eligibility. We will review the guidelines so you may determine if you qualify. We will provide ways for you to document your eligibility and communicate your status to the financial aid office. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 12 (and Students) Schedule: December - March Price: $19.99 - free with AccessApplied ™ Fee Waiver If you have already completed the FAFSA, this session will help you verify the accuracy of your data and make any corrections that are necessary.
What Same Sex Parents Need to Know About College Costs and Financial Aid Description: Students with same sex parents face a financial aid application process that is particularly confusing and complicated. In this session we will discuss in detail the different ways that same sex parent status effects financial aid eligibility at different schools. It is very important that same sex parents have an understanding of these issues as early as possible. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 8 - 11 (and Students) Schedule: Quarterly Price: $49.99 - free with AccessApplied ™ Fee Waiver
Business Owners – Financial Aid opportunities and challenges from owning a small business Description: Understand the advantages available to owners of small businesses such as 1040 Schedule C, Partnerships, Limited Liability Company’s and Subchapter S corps. Learn the definition of a small business and how business assets are used in Federal & Institutional Financial Aid. What is phantom Income and how it effects your financial aid. Know how to document and explain to the financial aid office any special circumstances connected with your business. Target Audience: Parents with Students in Grades 8 - 12 (and Students) Schedule: Throughout the year Price: $49.99 - free with AccessApplied ™ Fee Waiver
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