Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, participants will be able to:
- List common unique circumstances faced by students and families in the financial aid process
- Assist individuals with unique circumstances on how to navigate the college financial aid process
- Educate students and families with finding applicable resources
- Complete the MEFA Institute Evidence of Learning Form to earn 1 PDP for this lesson.
Lesson Deliverables
To complete this lesson, participants will:
- Attend the live Counseling Students with Unique Circumstances in the Financial Aid Process webinar, presented by Bob Coughlin, Director of Financial Aid at Wesleyan University, Julie Wickstrom, Director of Financial Assistance at Boston University, and Kevin DeRuosi, Associate Director of Special Programs and Compliance at Salem State University, on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM
- Download a copy of the Counseling Students with Unique Circumstances in the Financial Aid Process webinar slides
- Read MEFA's blog, Applying for Financial Aid When Parents are Divorced
- Read MEFA's resource, College Resources for Veterans & Active Military
If you can't make the upcoming live webinar, you can watch the recording of last year's Counseling Students with Unique Circumstances in the Financial Aid Process webinar with panelists Jennifer English of Worcester State University, Jane Kelleher of College of the Holy Cross, and Rob Loconto of Curry College.
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