Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Speak to all major components of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Guide students and families through any difficult FAFSA questions
- Identify the main components of the CSS Profile and understand why colleges and universities utilize the CSS Profile
- Guide undocumented students and families to useful college planning and financing resources
- Complete the MEFA Institute Evidence of Learning Form to earn .5 PDP for this lesson.
Lesson Deliverables
To complete this lesson, participants will:
- Watch the webinar Financial Aid Training for GEAR UP MA Advisors (Passcode: V68a1EJ&)
- Download a copy of the Financial Aid Training for GEAR UP MA Advisors webinar slides
- Watch the A Deep Dive into the CSS Profile webinar presented by Gail Holt of Amherst College
- Download a copy of the A Deep Dive into the CSS Profile webinar slides
- Watch the A Deep Dive into the FAFSA webinar presented by Amy Staffier of Simmons University.
- Download a copy of the A Deep Dive into the FAFSA webinar slides
- Watch the Supporting Undocumented Students in the College Planning Process webinar presented by Andrea Keenan
- Download a copy of the Supporting Undocumented Students in the College Planning Process webinar slides
- Read the Secondary School Counselors section (pages 9-16) of the Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth
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