Hearing from the Financial Aid Office
This lesson provides insight into how a college financial aid office works and makes decisions, and includes a webinar that provides the opportunity to hear from practicing financial aid professionals from different types of institutions about a variety of topics, including best practices in applying for financial aid, the importance of deadlines, and financial factors to consider when making the college decision.
Hearing from the Financial Aid Office
This lesson provides insight into how a college financial aid office works and makes decisions, and includes a webinar that provides the opportunity to hear from practicing financial aid professionals from different types of institutions about a variety of topics, including best practices in applying for financial aid, the importance of deadlines, and financial factors to consider when making the college decision.
After completing this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Describe the major decision points associated with offering financial aid
- Discuss with students how various schools approach financial aid differently
- Complete the MEFA Institute Evidence of Learning Form to earn 1 PDP for this lesson.
Lesson Deliverables
To complete this lesson, participants will:
- Watch the recording of the Hearing from the Financial Aid Office webinar with panelists Ebony Marsala from Northeastern University, William Smith from Stonehill College, Alcira Zadroga from Fitchburg State University, Aurelio Ramirez from MassArt, and Iris Godes from Dean College above
- Read MEFA's blog post, Questions to Ask the Financial Aid Office
- Read MEFA's blog post, Can I Ask a Financial Aid Office for More Money?
- Read MEFA's blog post, Need More Financial Aid? Learn About the Appeal Process
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