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CO LLEGE ONNECT I ONS Fall 2015 COLLEGE Winter 2015 ! Save C the Date Affording College/Cómo pagar la January 12 cIcu universidad Professional Development The 2016 editions of Affording College and Cómo pagar la ! ! Workshop ONNECT universidad, with information on ! CcIcu’s 2016 Professional Development (PD) inancial aid and how to pay for !Workshop for school guidance/college counselors, college, are now available in English !teachers, school administrators and community and Spanish. Included in this booklet !organizations will be held on Tuesday, January 12, are sections on how to apply for !2016, hosted by Pace University School of Education =inancial aid, the FAFSA, the !at Pace University/NYC Campus, in lower Expected Family Contribution (EFC), !Manhattan. ! inancial aid packages, grants, Independent college and university faculty, scholarships, work-study programs, admissions and =inancial aid professionals – and and loans, along with a list of more – will facilitate discussions and provide Internet resources and a college updates on =inancial aid and innovative programs. In campus locator map. Copies of each addition to a number of concurrent, small format, publication can be downloaded for T focused breakout sessions, the day will also feature free at www.nycolleges.org/get- substantive plenary sessions and an opportunity to more-resources/paying-college. network with cIcu member college and university admissions professionals during admissions speed- cIcu’s 8th Annual Latino College Fair ! dating sessions. The PD’s agenda will be updated on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus. All the event registration page (link below) as sessions and speakers are con=irmed. Please check back students and families – Latinos and non-Latinos – are welcome! often. The event registration page is available at: The College Fair will allow students to speak with college admission www.surveymonkey.com/r/cIcuPD2016 representatives from a wide variety of independent (private, not-for-pro=it) If you have questions, please contact Susan colleges and universities in the state. To register (optional), go to: http:// bit.ly/LCF15Reg. If you have questions, please email [email protected]. Nesbitt Perez ([email protected]) or Alyssa McGrath (518.436.4781 or [email protected]). The day’s events will include: 12:00pm – 2:00pm Planning and Paying for College Workshop at Keating Hall Noon: Planning and Paying for College Workshop Check-in Opens 12:30pm – 2:00pm: Planning and Paying for College Workshop simultaneous Spanish translation 2:00pm – 3:45pm College Fair at McGinley Center Contents 2:00 – 3:45pm: “Ask The Financial Aid Experts” one-on-one meetings in Spanish or English Save the Date: January 12 cIcu Professional 2:00 – 3:45pm: College Fair with 55+ Independent Colleges and Development Workshop……………………………….... 1 Universities representing Undergraduate and Affording College/Cómo pagar la universidad…..… 1 Graduate Programs cIcu’s 8th Annual Lano College Fair……….…………. 1 FAFSA Changes………….………………….……………………. 2 2:15pm – 3:45pm Three (3) Mini-Workshops at Hughes Hall cIcu Outreach Networks Listervs………….….………... 2 2:15 – 3:00pm: Two Concurrent Workshops: Geng the Most from a College Fair……………..…… 2 1) Resources for the Undocumented A Student’s PerspecIve on a Liberal Arts Major…. 3 2) Grad School–Why You Should Start Planning Now The Overlooked Value of a Liberal Arts 3:00 – 3:45pm: One Workshop: Educa8on by Nealay Vasavda……………..…………. 3 3) Overview of Financial Aid Forms in Spanish The College Scoreboard…….………………………..……… 3 1 Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities cicu.org nycolleges.org FAFSA Changes cIcu Outreach Network Important changes in the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) that will affect all students planning to begin college in 2017 were Listservs announced on September 14, 2015. Changes include: 1) students will The Commission on Independent Colleges and be able to =ile a 2017-18 FAFSA on October 1, 2016, instead of having Universities’ (cIcu) Outreach Programs has two to wait until January 1, 2017 for the 2017-18 FAFSA, and 2) students listservs for secondary and post-secondary education will report information from an earlier tax year; for example, professionals who share similar interests and students and their parents will report tax information for 2015 challenges. These networks allow each group to share instead of 2016. See table below. ! ideas and resources about how to assist students and families. Summaries and links to articles, studies, When%a%Student%Is% When%a%Student% Which%Year’s%Income% publications, and other resources are regularly Attending%College% Can%Submit%a% Information%Is% posted. (School%Year)% FAFSA% Required% July!1,!2015–! January!1,!2015– 2014! For additional information about joining the June!30,!2016! June!30,!2016! listservs, please contact cIcu’s Outreach Programs July!1,!2016–! January!1,!2016– 2015! staff at 518.436.4781 or [email protected]. The listservs include: June!30,!2017! June!30,!2017! July%1,%2017–% October%1,%2016– 2015! • Hispanic Outreach Network Listserv June%30,%2018! June%30,%2018! • The Hispanic Outreach Network focuses on July!1,!2018–J! October!1,!2017– 2016! improving and increasing college and career une!30,!2019! June!30,!2019! Source: U.S. Department of Educaon. FAFSA® Changes for 2017–18. ! awareness, access, outreach and resources for hps://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/fafsa-changes-17-18.pdf Hispanic families. To join the Hispanic Outreach • A fact sheet about the changes can be downloaded and printed Network List, email: out at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/iles/fafsa- • [email protected]. changes-17-18.pdf • Middle-School-2 College Network Listserv • A =inancial aid toolkit with information about these changes for • The Middle School-2-College Network focuses on educators and counselors is available at http:// ways to aid middle and junior high school =inancialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/announcement-detail.jsp? educators to increase their students’ awareness of id=2017-18-fafsa-changes college and career possibilities. To join the Middle- • Students and their families can learn more about these changes at School-2 College Network List, email: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/about/announcements/fafsa- • [email protected]. changes Getting the Most from a College Fair Before the Fair • How would you describe the splitting up will allow the family § Ask yourself what kind of college might personality of a typical student at your member to attend an information suit you. Large or small? Urban, suburban, college? session, if offered, while you talk with • Do the professors make time to meet college representatives. or rural campus? What kinds of academic ! programs? Any special needs, such as and work with students? When you arrive, review the list and tutoring or ESL programs? • How many students transfer to locations of colleges at the fair and § Research colleges that interest you on the another school during or after their where each college’s table or booth is Internet and in your school or guidance irst year? What reasons do they give located and map out an ef=icient route. library. for wanting to transfer? Check the list of information sessions § To save time =illing out college offered and allow time to get to any At the Fair information cards at each table, print out that interest you. When you do approach a college table, some self-stick labels with your name, Allow extra time to stop at the tables be calm and professional. The college address and phone number. of colleges that catch your attention at reps are eager to speak with you. Your § Study the list of colleges and universities the fair. You might discover a college goal is to gather information about the whose representatives will be at the fair you hadn't thought of before. colleges that interest you. and note which ones interest you the Ask the admissions representative for Casual clothing is ine, but dress neatly. most. Also check out the schedule of their business card and follow up with Bring a pen, notebook, any questions information sessions. him/her after the fair. you’ve written down, and a bag to hold § Make a short list of questions to ask any brochures and other materials you After the Fair admissions staff. You don’t want to waste pick up at the fair. Review your notes, brochures and time asking questions already answered If your parents or other family any information you picked up. Start on the college’s website. Some questions members are coming with you, discuss weeding out material from colleges you might ask: your plans ahead of time. Having a family that aren’t a good it. • What distinguishes this college from member at your side will allow you to get Be sure to let the admissions of=ice others like it? a second opinion about a college or know of your interest. Find out more about the colleges that impressed you. 2 Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities cicu.org nycolleges.org spouses. My experience with my professor is by no A Student’s means an isolated incident. And it is why I encourage everyone swept up in the college Perspective on a applicaon season to apply to at least one liberal arts school. Liberal Arts Major I do not mean to suggest that all (or even most) In The Overlooked Value of a Liberal Arts people think this way. But this sIgma exists and it Education by Union College undergraduate likely draws students from many communiIes Nealay Vasavda, prospective college away from pursuing a liberal arts educaon. students are urged to also consider This needs to change. For many students like applying to colleges offering a liberal arts myself, a large university is fairly unhelpful. In a Milless education. Vasavda argues that students classroom of over 300 others, many students are Matt can be successful in their ields, even those deprived of the individual aenIon they need to price tag.