What to Know about Financial Aid Appeals
Learn the steps to appeal a financial aid offer from a panel of college financial aid administrators. Panelists cover how to write an appeal letter, what situations might warrant receiving additional funds, and the timeline for the process.
MEFA Institute<sup>™</sup>: College Admissions & MEFA Pathway
This webinar provides key information that help participants guide students through applying to college. Topics include current trends in admissions, building a balanced list of colleges, the different components of the college application including transcripts, essays, and letters of recommendation and how to incorporate MEFA Pathway into the college admissions process.
MEFA Institute<sup>™</sup>: Helping Your Students Understand Financial Aid Offers and Pay the College Bill
This webinar provides valuable guidance as you help high school seniors who have received college acceptance letters and financial aid offers and are trying to make the college decision. Topics include an overview of different types of financial aid, an explanation of how to calculate the balance due for each college, and methods for paying the college bill.
Discover MEFA Pathway's College Cost Calculator
In this webinar for school counselors and college access professionals, learn how students can use the College Cost Calculator in MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, to determine their personal cost at each college and university based on their financial aid received and other resources, which can help them make their college decision.
MEFA Pathway’s MassTransfer Benefits
Learn how students can use MEFA Pathway's MassTransfer Benefits to learn options to save on the cost higher education by earning their bachelor’s degree through a choice of cost savings plans including Gen Ed Foundation, A2B, and Commonwealth Commitment.
MEFA Pathway’s Careers Discovery Zone
Learn how students can use MEFA Pathway's Careers Discovery Zone to help them decide which careers fit them best based on what they like, what they’re good at, and what they value.
MEFA Pathway’s Investigate Your Future
Learn how students can use MEFA Pathway's Investigate Your Future to help them decide which occupations to pursue based on trends, growth potential, and geographic concentration.
Using Funds from Your Attainable<sup>®</sup> Account
Learn how to utilize a Fidelity Cash Management Account to use funds from your Attainable® account to pay for qualified disability-related expenses.
Updates on Income-Driven Repayment for Federal Student Loan Borrowers & Parent PLUS Loan Borrowers
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced another waiver that will bring borrowers closer to forgiveness under income-driven repayment (IDR) plans and that in many ways extend the benefits of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver. These adjustments to borrower accounts include conducting a one-time revision of IDR payment counters to address past inaccuracies (including automatically discharging loans for eligible borrowers) and permanently fixing IDR payment counting by reforming ED’s IDR tracking procedures going forward. These adjustments also allow Parent PLUS borrowers and other federal loan borrowers to obtain credit for normally ineligible periods for the purposes of Public Service Loan Forgiveness! Join us for a discussion on this important topic with student loan expert Betsy Mayotte, President of TISLA.
MEFA Pathway's Loan Cost Estimator
Learn how to use the Loan Cost Estimator in MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, to calculate estimates of a monthly loan payment and repayment total based upon a loan amount borrowed.