MEFA Encourages Giving the Gift of Savings for the Holidays…
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Lisa Rooney
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Families of high school juniors can prepare for college financing by learning about financial aid applications, estimating their EFC, exploring net price calculators, working on their credit, reviewing their budget, applying for scholarships, and saving. …
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Meredith Clement
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Hear from people who reduced their college costs in unconventional ways, including a family who moved to another state to qualify for in-state college tuition and a student who took college classes while in high school. …
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Jonathan Hughes
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Scholarships include the Boren Scholarship, the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, the Justice, Community & Service Scholarship, the CEA Scholarship, and the Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship. …
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Lauren Danz
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Scholarships include Sustainable Solutions Scholarships, American Society for Enology and Viticulture Scholarship Program, Udall Environment Undergraduate Scholarship, SmartSolar Sustainability Scholarship, E-waste Scholarship, and Ventana Ocean Conservation Scholarship.…
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Lauren Danz
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Learn about the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI), including eligibility, dual enrollment, benefits, significance of graduation, participating partnerships, program expansion, and steps to take. …
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Adam Hartwell
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MEFA stands ready year round to assist Veterans, active military members, and their families in understanding how to apply service-related benefits to pursue higher education.…
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Lisa Rooney
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Learn how to list schools on your FAFSA, if colleges can see the other schools you have listed, how the ordering may effect your MassGrant, and why students in Massachusetts and seven additional states may want to list their top-choice in-state school first.…
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Shannon Vasconcelos
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Scholarships include the International Documentary Photography Scholarship, John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest, National Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship, Army Women's Foundation Legacy Scholarship, Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship, and I Have a Dream Scholarship. …
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Lauren Danz
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Learn if you report these items on the FAFSA, including a multi-family unit, unemployment, cars, boats, credit card debt, life insurance, Roth IRA contributions and withdrawals, pension distributions, workers compensation, inheritance, insurance settlements, and more.
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Lauren Danz
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