Thursday, January 10, 2013

Don't forget these upcoming Financial Aid events!!

Juniors and Seniors - you should be paying attention to this!!

In my last post, I mentioned *several* upcoming Financial Aid events. I hope some of you were able to attend St. John's last Saturday.

Today is the CollegeWeekLive Paying for College Day. There will be representatives from schools and organizations all over the country live online to speak with you about financial aid and scholarship resources. You'll have the opportunity to ask all your questions and get immediate answers! There will also be online presentations all afternoon from the different groups that are taking part in the event. You can sign in at www.CollegeWeekLive.com anytime between 2:00pm and 10:00pm TODAY!! 


From the CollegeWeekLive website:
Uncover the best scholarship opportunities online, learn the difference between public & private scholarships, and ask financial aid officers your questions directly at Paying for College Day happening live today.
In addition to learning valuable information, you might walk away with our $2,500 Time is Money Scholarship! It's easy to enter:
  1. Attend Paying for College at CollegeWeekLive.
  2. Visit 3 colleges of your choice when you are logged in.
  3. You're automatically entered for our $2,500 scholarship giveaway. It's that easy!
Offer expires today at 11:59 PM EDT!


Next:
This Saturday, January 12 at 10:00am we will be holding a Family Financial Aid Workshop here at McKee HS! We are happy to have Sherry Price and Diana Coleman from the New York Urban League coming in to speak to parents and students about college costs, financial aid resources, and completing the FAFSA. The workshop will be from 10:00am untill 12:00pm and snacks and refreshments will be served. Really hope that you can make it to this one!!

-Ms. Miller


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