PHOTO COURTESY OF LYCOMING COLLEGE Colleges and Universities Are Reaching Students Virtually The Fall 2020 National College Fairs have been transi - While many students have adapted to learning online via Whether a student is thinking about a community tioned to a Virtual Platform. With in-person events limited video conferencing, or an in-person/remote hybrid model, college vs. a four-year college, public vs. private, in- across the country, college admissions offices are eager they should continue to prepare for what happens after state vs. out-of state, a career in the military, a gap to connect with sophomores, juniors and seniors who are graduation. Students should take this opportunity to year, or getting a job after high school, now is the time looking toward postsecondary education. reach out to their college counselors. Guidance office to start preparing for the future. personnel are working hard to make sure students have Virtual College Fairs, sponsored by the National Asso- the tools they need to search for the right college. Read through this issue of College Fair Guide. There ciation for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), are many articles, charts, useful hints and items of Students should ask their counselors about virtual events information which will be helpful to you. The more pre - are a timesaving opportunity for students and parents in their community. Colleges are looking forward to to gather a lot of information in one day. College connecting with students and their parents during these pared you are for these Virtual Fairs, the more you’ll get admissions representatives will be online to answer online events. out of them. key questions ranging from acceptance policies to student –faculty ratio. Other Online Resources NACAC’s Virtual College Fairs are one-day events that are Students and parents may visit multiple campuses using FEATURED ARTICLES free to attend. These interactive events are designed with these links: aCollege Search Step by Step ...... pg. 3 the mobile user in mind. Students can login from their • PACAC.org aVirtual College Fair Participants ...... pg. 4-6 phones or computers. Students and parents are invited • youvisit.com/collegesearch aCollege Planning Tips for Juniors ...... pg. 8 to attend one or all of these online events. • eCampusTours.com aA Vision for STEM Education in America ....pg. 9 • campustours.com More than 600 college and university representatives will aWhy Get a College Degree? ...... pg. 14 be online and available to answer questions. Students Military Options aFinancial Aid Process ...... pg. 17 and parents will also be able to schedule one-on-one virtual meetings. Students can sign up for a Virtual Many recruiting stations are closed for personal visits, but aFederal Student Aid Programs ...... pg. 18 College Fair at virtualcollegefairs.org . are still available to discuss your future in the military. You aFinancial Aid from the Military ...... pg. 19 may ask a recruiter about education programs such as aPennsylvania Financial Aid ...... pg. 20 Upcoming NACAC Virtual College Fair R.O.T.C., the military academies, the Post 9/11-GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program. Serving in the military is not only an aChoosing the Right College ...... pg. 22 • November 8, 2020 honor but can be a great way to finance your education.

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Your an engineering major would lawyer, policy analyst nursing major gives you the tech - eventual major within the liberal probably have to take a lot of Career Options • Psychology: market re - nical skills and knowledge you arts curriculum will be the subject math, physics, chemistry and Both types of majors can pre - searcher, social worker. need to work as a nurse, and pre - area you take the most classes in other lab science courses from pare you for a variety of careers. Some career-oriented majors pares you to pass the licensing and eventually earn a degree in. For freshman year on. Here are a handful of popular include: exam for that career. We can call example, you may major in — and Career planning . Once you liberal arts majors and a few • Radio and television broad - majors like these career-oriented earn a bachelor’s degree in — his - choose a career-oriented major, careers they can lead to: casting • Culinary arts majors. tory or English literature. your career path is well mapped • English: editor, marketing • Paralegal studies Another road to a career is a Career planning . Some lib - out. Note that some careers, like executive, writer • History: archivist, museum • Mechanical engineering liberal arts major. The liberal eral arts majors don’t have a spe - engineering, require so much • Commercial art curator arts is an umbrella term for cific career in mind when they specific knowledge that students • Dental hygiene. many subjects of study including choose their major, but some do. often start preparing for them in • Foreign languages: foreign literature, philosophy, history Many future lawyers, for exam - high school. service officer, translator Source: and languages. Students who ple, study the liberal arts as and interpreter bigfuture.collegeboard.org major in these subjects don’t undergraduates — majoring in build technical skills for a specific subjects such as political science profession, but they still learn or English — and then go to law valuable career skills: for exam - school for advanced study. Extracurriculars Matter — to You and to Colleges ple, the ability to communicate effectively and solve problems Career-Oriented Majors creatively. Range of subject matter . If Getting involved in clubs, to colleges. Most college applica - sionate about and that you have you choose a career-oriented sports, work or other pursuits tions ask about your activities. qualities valued by colleges. Here Liberal Arts Majors major, you’ll probably take the outside the classroom can give That’s because the things you do are a few examples: Range of subject matter . If majority of your courses in your you new skills and help you learn in your free time reveal a lot • Serving in student govern - you choose a major in the liberal major. That’s because you’ll have about yourself — and can be fun. about you — in ways that grades ment shows that you have lead - arts, you’ll probably take classes to take a lot of required courses. Here’s something else you and test scores can’t. Your ership skills. in a wide variety of subject areas, Course requirements . should know: Extracurriculars accomplishments outside the • Being on the track team which can include English litera - Career-oriented majors have also play a part when you apply classroom show what you’re pas - through high school shows that you’re able to make a long-term commitment. • Doing volunteer work at a hospital shows that you are dedi - cated to helping others. • Working a part-time job while keeping your grades up shows that you are responsible and can manage your time. Colleges want to know who you are and what you can do. Your activities help you show them. So put down the books and get out there! Kinds of Activities Here are the most common kinds of extracurricular activities. School Activities: These might include sports teams, spe - cial-interest clubs, a school news - paper, music groups and student government. Community Activities: Examples are community the - ater, music, and art groups as well as local clubs and sports teams Work: Internships, summer jobs, part-time work, babysit - ting, delivering newspapers — it all counts. Volunteering: This might mean tutoring elementary school kids, helping out at the animal shelter or raising funds for a charity. How to Get Started Whether you want to learn more about politics, public speaking or cooking, you can find an activity that will help you explore that interest. Here are some ideas for starting your search: • Ask your friends what groups they belong to. • Check your school’s bulletin boards or website. • Talk to your school coun - selor or your teachers about activities. • If you have a place of wor - ship, find out if it organizes activities. • Look into national organi- zations, such as Junior Achievement, Girl or Boy Scouts, and the YMCA or YWCA. • Think about starting your own club or group. Source: bigfuture.collegeboard.org 6 | School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 collegefairguide.com Students Receive World-Class Training at AMDA For more than 55 years, The Conservatory Professional form on the world’s stages, film artists. He has sold over 50 mil - cemented with a star on the American Musical and Dramatic Programs sets, and movie screens, influenc - lion singles worldwide from four Hollywood Walk of Fame. 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Placement courses. Ask about Source: mappingyourfuture.org 8 | School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 collegefairguide.com A Vision for STEM Education in America Science, technology, engineer - learning, where rigorous aca- That engine depends upon a lag behind many other countries. underrepresented in S&E educa - ing, and mathematics (STEM) have demic concepts are coupled with diverse pool of well-prepared stu - According to the Indicators, tion and employment. been the foundation for discovery real-world applications and stu - dents. Even for those not headed from 2006–2015, American 15- As also reported in the and technological innovation dents use STEM in contexts that for higher education, STEM year-olds still tended to score Indicators, although women throughout American history. make connections between skills are increasingly important below the international average make up half the population, Americans with a strong founda - school, community, work, and for all career paths and for all in mathematics skills, and at or they comprise less than 30 per - tion in STEM have electrified the the wider world. people to succeed throughout slightly above the international cent of the STEM workforce. Nation, harnessed the power of the The American STEM enter - their lives. STEM skills such as average in science skills. Recent Similarly, underrepresented atom, put men on the Moon and prise is composed of a constella - computational thinking, prob - data from a test commonly taken racial and ethnic groups make up rovers on Mars, developed the inter - tion of public and private sector lem-finding and solving, and by college-bound high school stu - 27 percent of the population but net, designed computers that fit in organizations providing educa - innovation are crucial for people dents found that only 20 percent comprise only 11 percent of the your pocket, created imaging tion and training in myriad ways working to manufacture smarter are ready for courses typically STEM workforce. machines that reveal the inner and conducting research and products, improve healthcare, required for a STEM major. People with disabilities and workings of the body, and decoded development (R&D) across all and safeguard the Nation, and Other countries are doing a bet - veterans also face barriers to par - the human genome. sectors of the economy. STEM these skills are valuable assets ter job preparing their students: ticipating in STEM education These stunning achievements education and training occurs across many other fields and job the Indicators show that in the and occupations. Americans have transformed the human from pre-kindergarten to high categories. past 15 years, India and China from all backgrounds may expe - experience, inspired generations, school (preK-12); both in school The success of the Nation have outpaced the United States rience geographic disparities and fostered the strong public and after school; from under - demands a STEM-literate modern in the number of science and that affect access; for example, of support for STEM education and graduate to postdoctoral studies; workforce and Americans adept at engineering (S&E) bachelor’s the 24 million Americans who research. The pace of global inno - and through technical education, navigating an increasingly high- degrees conferred. Together, lack access to basic broadband vation is accelerating along with internships, apprenticeships, tech, digital, and connected world. these two countries have pro - services, 83 percent live in rural the competition for scientific and community colleges, and retrain - Recognizing that a quality STEM duced almost half of the total or Tribal communities. technical talent. ing programs. education should be accessible to degrees, with India at 25 percent Although improved access to Today, the economic prosperity Although preK-12 education in Americans of all ages, backgrounds, and China at 22 percent of the STEM education on its own will and national security of the United the United States is primarily a communities, and career paths, global total. not create equal representation States rests increasingly on its State, local, and Tribal responsibil - organizations from across the entire By comparison, American within STEM fields, equitable capacity for continued scientific ity, the Federal Government plays STEM ecosystem have been work - S&E bachelor’s degrees com - access is an essential priority for and technological innovation. an important role in fostering edu - ing to improve STEM education prised only 10 percent of the the Nation. More than a decade America’s national innovation cational excellence, including sup - and training, with many examples global total, while the demand of studies by the National base depends more than ever on a porting and disseminating the lat - of success. from U.S. employers for gradu - Academies of Sciences, Engi - strong, cross-sector collaboration est discoveries on what works in STEM-focused schools and ates with STEM degrees contin - neering, and Medicine document around common STEM education teaching and learning and facili - informal learning programs have ues to grow. the need to prepare learners for interests and goals—a STEM tating equal access. been established across the coun - STEM employment in the the jobs of the future and identify a host of challenges and opportu - ecosystem—that can provide all Federal agencies support edu - try. Federal investments are sup - United States continues to grow nities within the U.S. STEM edu - Americans with access to high- cation and workforce develop - porting a wide spectrum of at a faster pace than employment cation ecosystem. quality STEM education through - ment programs and sustain the STEM education activities span - in other occupations, and STEM In the past year alone, Federal out their lifetimes. national R&D enterprise ning all age groups and learning workers command higher wages strategic plans and reports have Establishing a path to basic through ongoing support of post- environments. Businesses, non - than their non-STEM counter - called out the importance of STEM STEM literacy for everyone is secondary education and R&D, profits, and professional societies parts. 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If Who’s considered part of for a handy checklist of all you’ll tiful: The number of jobs in US that computer occupations alone your child was born on or after the household ? When complet - need to complete the FAFSA. STEM occupations grew by 10.5 will create nearly 500,000 new January 1, 1999, then he or she is ing your child’s FAFSA, you should Source: www.ed.gov . The percent from May 2009 to 2015— jobs between 2014 and 2024. most likely considered a depend - include in the household size: par - Department of Education, Office more than twice the growth rate ent student and you’ll need to ents, any dependent student(s), of Federal Student Aid. of non-STEM occupations. And Source: act.org 16 | School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 collegefairguide.com The Financial Aid Process When it comes to financial aid, total annual amount available for section or in the “Young Adult” financial aid programs, they may site. There is no fee to submit the the first question most students the entire student body. If your section. be able to help you with other FAFSA. Any site with a .com and parents ask is “Where do I school uses one of these online Many high schools host a sources of aid and perhaps help address will probably charge you begin?” programs, be sure to attend any Financial Aid Night featuring you to fill out the Free a fee to complete and submit the The best place to begin your orientation sessions or tutorials to financial aid advisors from col - Application for Federal Student application. You are advised not search is the high school guidance ensure that you get the most out of leges, lending institutions or the Aid (FAFSA). In many cases, to use those sites. You can get live office. Many guidance offices have your search. guidance department of the high smaller colleges are in a better help completing the FAFSA at access to computerized college Your guidance office will also school. Be sure to attend this position to help you with this fafsa.ed.gov or by calling 1-800-4- than many larger universities. search programs that provide have many reference books listing event with your parents and to FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or comprehensive information about various scholarships, grants, and read through the materials you Be Thorough and Careful (319) 337-5665. Also, there is no Department of colleges nationwide, including the financial aid programs at the will receive. The financial aid process availability of financial aid pro - national, state, and local levels. Next, you might contact the Education (ED) program that requires hard work and persist - replaces loans with grants, nor is grams, the number of students Your local public library also has colleges to which you expect to ence. The applications can be com - there a fee to obtain ED adminis - who receive financial aid, the these publications, usually in a apply. In addition to providing plex and confusing. They may be tered grants. Do not provide per - average amount awarded, and the special “Education and Careers” information about their own returned to you for clarification or sonal or financial information to additional information. Often - unsolicited callers. To report sus - times, follow-up on your aid appli - pected fraud, contact the Federal cation may be necessary. For this Trade Commission, (222) 326- reason, be sure to make copies of How to Apply for Financial Aid 2222 or visit consumer.ftc.gov . all of the applications and docu - ments you submit, including the Sources of Financial Aid To be considered for federal stu - Expected Family receives the analysis, the informa - date submitted, as you may need The vast majority of students dent aid for the 2021-2022 award Contribution tion is reviewed and any neces - them for reference. attending college with the help of year, you can complete a Free The Department of Education sary adjustments are made to the Don’t be afraid to call the col - financial aid receive this aid from Application for Federal Student (ED) provides all of these agencies evaluation. The adjusted EFC is lege financial aid office or state one or more of these three sources: scholarship or grant office to find Aid (FAFSA) between October 1, and institutions with an analysis of matched against the college’s cost 1) Colleges, universities and 2020 and midnight Central Time, out the status of your application. the information you have provided of attendance (COA) to determine other postsecondary institutions . June 30, 2022. Any corrections or Millions of financial aid applica - on the FAFSA according to a if the student demonstrates finan - Most have scholarships, grants, updates must be submitted by tions are filed each year, increas - Congressional formula. The for - cial need. At this point the finan - loans and work-study opportuni - midnight Central Time, Sep - ing the possibility that mistakes mula is used to determine how cial aid officer would notify the ties to help their students pay for tember 14, 2022. will be made and items will be much a family might be expected student of his or her award or their education. However, many states and col - to pay toward the applicant’s edu - indicate that the student is not eli - overlooked. It is your responsibil - leges have earlier deadlines for ity to make sure this does not hap - 2) The Federal Government . cation (family contribution). This gible for aid. The U.S. Department of Edu - applying for state and institutional amount, called the Expected The applicant will receive a pen to you. financial aid. You can find your Finally, be sure to file your cation ( ed.gov ), administers pro - Family Contribution (EFC), will be Student Aid Report (SAR), which grams that provide more than state’s deadline at studentaid used to determine whether or not includes the EFC. The figure usu - application as soon as possible. .ed.gov/sa/fafsa#deadlines . Check Students and parents with $120 billion annually in grants, the student has “financial need,” ally appears right under the date with your college about its questions about federal financial loans and work-study assistance. which is what defines eligibility for the report was sent. The student, deadlines. aid programs, application proce - 3) State Governments . All 50 most financial aid programs. colleges, and all federal and state Because of the variation in dures, eligibility formulas or states and the District of The formula takes into consid - agencies receive the same EFC. state and college deadlines, it is any other concerns about financ - Columbia fund or administer stu - eration such things as family The SAR also summarizes the highly recommended that you fill income, assets, number of people ing higher education can call dent aid programs including out the FAFSA as soon as you can information you have provided on the information hotline, 1-800- scholarships, grants or loans. in the family, federal and state the FAFSA. The report will also after October 1 to ensure that you taxes paid, the number of children 4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) Beyond these primary sources, indicate whether or not you are do not miss out on available aid. in college, and a number of other or visit the Web site various groups such as the Elks, eligible for a Pell Grant. StudentAid.ed.gov . the Knights of Columbus, other Students Use Earlier factors. The calculation does not factor in equity in your home or Some colleges may require service organizations, local gov - Income Information A Word of Warning funds in a 401K or other retire - additional applications (either ernments, and private companies In the past, the deadline for fill - ment accounts. the CSS/Financial Aid PRO - The official FAFSA is at often award scholarships to col - ing out the FAFSA was January Families should be aware that FILE, available at bigfuture fafsa.ed.gov – not at a .com Web lege-bound students. 1st. This change first began with an asset reported in the parents’ .collegeboard.org , or a separate the 2017 –18 FAFSA when stu - name is assessed at a lower rate financial aid application specifi - dents were required to report than if that same asset were cally for that college) for use in ® income and tax information from reported in the student’s name. awarding their own aid money. New FAFSA Mobile an earlier tax year. For example, This figure can make a consider - Be sure to check with the colleges on the 2017 –18 FAFSA, students able difference in the EFC. to which you are applying to see Options (and parents, as appropriate) The FAFSA does not provide what applications are required. reported their 2015 income and space to explain any unusual cir - Whether you apply for federal, tax information, rather than their cumstances (unemployment, state, or institutional aid, you Now Available: Redesigned, • It will allow for comparisons Mobile-friendly FAFSA® of aid packages for different 2016 income tax information. large medical bills, tuition for should be sure to complete all Website schools Be sure to consider the option in other children in elementary or forms accurately and honestly • Parents will be able to auto - FAFSA on the Web to use the IRS secondary school). These circum - and be sure to submit them before The fafsa.gov website has an matically transfer their Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT). stances should be carefully the established deadlines. updated look with new colors and This option is available whether explained and documented wher - has been redesigned so that the site information from a com - you filed your taxes electronically ever possible and sent directly to Financial Aid “Packaging” pages will fit the screen size and pleted FAFSA form for one of their children into a new or by mail. The IRS DRT takes the financial aid office of the col - Most colleges combine various shape of any device, including desk - top or laptop computers and mobile FAFSA form for another you to the IRS Web site, where lege to which you are applying. types of awards into a “package” in devices such as smartphones or child, and you will need to log in by providing The college financial aid officer an attempt to meet a student’s tablets. You can now complete the • Applicants will be able to your name and other information will determine whether or not the financial need. Thus a student FAFSA form on a mobile device transfer information to exactly as you provided it on your unusual circumstances will be with a financial need of $10,000 with the same ease as on a desktop state aid applications. tax return. At the IRS site, you taken into consideration. might be awarded a $7,000 college can preview your information or laptop computer. Students and parents can cal - grant and a $3,000 College Work- FAFSA® Announcements before agreeing to have it trans - culate what their Expected While the number of ques - Study job. The college also takes tions on the FAFSA form ferred to your FAFSA. Family Contribution would be by Customers who are using an into consideration aid that a stu - remains the same, the questions Once you have completed the using an online calculator like the Apple device (mobile and/or dent has received from other are displayed in a more user- personal information on the FAFSA4Caster available at desktop) may encounter errors sources. For example, if a student friendly way, with some now FAFSA, follow the instructions for fafsa.ed.gov. Take into considera - on some FAFSA fields if the listing the colleges you wish to receives a Pell Grant or a state grouped in a different order to “smart punctuation” feature is tion that financial need is a rela - ease navigation through the site. have the information sent to. If tive figure and will vary depend - scholarship, the college would take enabled. This feature changes you are applying online, the code ing on each college’s overall costs. these resources into consideration FAFSA® Completion on apostrophes and quotation number will automatically be Normally, the FAFSA will ask when determining the student’s myStudentAid Mobile App marks to invalid characters that inserted according to a prompt. If for income for the student and the financial need. All of these funds the FAFSA form cannot recog - would be outlined in the student’s You can now complete the you are filing a paper application, student’s parents. In cases where FAFSA form using the nize. Learn about solutions for financial aid package. you can get the code from the student’s parents are divorced myStudentAid app. Download this error at studentaid.ed .gov/sa/help/smart-punctuation fafsa.ed.gov , the high school guid - or separated, or the student is fil - Appeals the myStudentAid app in the ance office, or from the specific col - ing as an independent student, Apple App Store (iOS) or Google You can check out the If the family is not satisfied with lege. The application will also ask meaning that only his or her Play (Android). The myFAFSA myStudentAid app for iOS and you what state you live in and income is reported, special care a student’s financial aid package, component—which is used to Android at studentaid.ed.gov/ based on this, will send the infor - should be taken in completing the they should appeal to the financial complete the FAFSA form—is sa/about/announcements/fafsa mation to your state’s financial application to be sure that accu - aid office at the college. Simply the app’s featured function. -mobile-options . aid agency so you will be consid - rate income information is sup - indicate the student’s strong inter - The following are key fea - To get the best experience, ered for state scholarship and plied. Instructions for these and est in the particular college and tures of myFAFSA: make sure your browser’s pop-up grant programs. Finally, the other unusual circumstances are ask if the award can be reviewed, • The mobile app will be blocker allows pop-ups from information will automatically be available at fafsa.ed.gov . or if there are other sources of aid linked to the IRS data fafsa.ed.gov before logging in to sent to the Pell Grant program. When the financial aid officer that might be pursued. retrieval tool the FAFSA form. collegefairguide.com School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 | 17 More Money for College Finding money for college is an academic record without regard the top 30 percent. The key to collegeboard.org, or consult your interest. The salary earned during ongoing, hands-on process. for the financial circumstances of merit scholarships is matching high school counselor. work periods enables the student Consider the following sources the family. Students who cannot the student’s credentials to the to pay a major part of college and activities when looking for demonstrate financial need but requirements at specific colleges. Regular Student Employment expenses. More colleges each year ways to lower you tuition bill. have proven themselves to be Other scholarships, often In addition to the Federal are participating in this program. strong academically should called activity awards, may be College Work-Study Program, WACE (World Council and College Scholarships inquire about such awards at all given to applicants who are many colleges employ students Assembly on Cooperative Edu - Some of the greatest sources of colleges in which they have an active in such things as debate, directly. Students work in all cation) is a resource of informa - financial aid are the nation’s col - interest. band, dramatics, newspaper or phases of the college, often work - tion and assistance to schools, leges and universities, which dis - As the availability of financial yearbook, or athletics. ing at the same type of jobs as stu - employers and governments that tribute money in the form of schol - aid varies from college to college, College-awarded scholarships dents in the Work-Study Pro- want to initiate or strengthen arships and grants. These awards families should be sure to ask oftentimes will cover tuition or gram. In many instances, Cooperative & Work-Integrated are made directly to the student about the percentage of students more, and are renewable for four however, there is no financial Education programs. This organi- by the college and are outright at each college who are receiving years, provided that the student need requirement, and jobs are zation also offers scholarships to “gifts,” which the student does not aid, as well as the amount of the meets the stated requirements of open to any student who wishes students who attend partner need to repay. While the amount average aid package. High num - the award. employment, regardless of his or schools. For more information of most awards is determined by a bers in these two categories usu - her financial circumstances. Private Scholarships visit waceinc.org, e-mail student’s financial need, there are ally indicate that a student will Students should also consider [email protected] or write to usually other criteria that an have a better chance of getting A number of scholarships are part-time work in local business WACE, 600 Suffolk Street, Suite applicant must meet. The most adequate financial aid. made available each year by many and industry. Often the Director 503, Lowell, MA 01854. commonly used criterion is The more selective the college, local groups, such as labor unions, of Financial Aid or the Placement “academic potential” as measured the higher the applicant’s grades veterans groups, businesses, pro - Office will help students to find AmeriCorps by high school records and college and scores must be to get a merit fessional organizations, fraternal such off-campus employment. AmeriCorps is a national serv - entrance tests (e.g. SAT or ACT scholarship. Thus, at a very selec - societies, benevolent organi - Cooperative Education ice project that works with non - tests). tive college, a student might need zations, high schools, and church profit organizations/agencies and In recent years, more colleges to rank in the top 5 percent of the groups. A good Web site to consult Under this program, the stu - educational institutions to oper - are offering “academic merit class while at another, less selec - for all types of scholarships is dent alternates periods of study ate local community service pro - scholarships,” which are based tive college, merit scholarships fastweb.com . You can also start with periods of work directly grams. AmeriCorps volunteers completely on a student’s might go to students who rank in your search at finaid.org or related to his or her academic have served across the country to address the most pressing educa - tion, public safety, human and environmental challenges facing our communities. Volunteers who have completed a term of service (generally 10 months to one year) are eligible for a Segal Ameri - Corps Education Award. The award amount is tied to the maxi - mum amount of the U.S. Department of Education’s Pell Grant, which is currently $6,195. The award may be used to repay educational loans for those who have attended college or may be used for future educational costs by volunteers who have not yet attended college. AmeriCorps par - ticipants may also qualify for the new Public Service Loan Forgive- ness Program and the Income- Based Repayment Plan. As an added benefit, there are currently more than 100 colleges and uni - versities nationwide that offer matching grant programs to stu - dents who are Segal AmeriCorps Education Award recipients. For information about volun - teer opportunities and benefits and a list of schools participating in the matching grant program visit nationalservice.gov or questions.nationalservice.gov or call 800-942-2677. You can also contact the state or local project office. Work for a Company that Pays College Costs Many large corporations have tuition payment plans for their employees. Plans vary from com - pany to company. Some firms will advance monies needed for tuition, others will reimburse costs after the student completes each course or semester. Reimbursements vary from 100 percent to a portion of the total tuition, with some reimburse - ments contingent on the employee/student’s final grade. In some cases, a company will pay only for courses directly related to the job. When interviewing for a job, be sure to ask about the firm’s educa - tion funding plan. Handicapped Students Handicapped students who are eligible for routine help from the rehabilitation agency within their state are usually eligible for sub - stantial financial assistance to pursue higher education. Such students should contact their rehabilitation counselor for more detailed information. 18 | School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 collegefairguide.com Easing the Cost of a College Education Individuals and families who more affordable for many families. Higher Education , available Student Loan Interest Qualified Tuition Programs pay college tuition, fees, and other This information is meant as a online at irs.gov or by calling the Deduction and 529 Plans IRS at 1-800-829-1040. Copies of related expenses may be eligible guide only. For more detailed Student loan interest is interest A qualified tuition program the publication may also be avail - for a tax break on their federal information on all the tax benefits you paid during the year on a (QTP) is one in which the contrib - able in your local library, guidance utor (a student’s parent, grand - income tax. This section describes outlined below, consult your tax qualified student loan. It includes various programs and tax benefits professional or refer to IRS office, or post office. parent or other individual) pre - both required and voluntarily pre- pays college tuition to an eligible that may make higher education Publication 970, Tax Benefits for American Opportunity paid interest payments. You may educational institution or con - Tax Credit deduct the lesser of $2,500 or the tributes to an account established The American opportunity tax amount of interest you actually for the purpose of paying qualified Financial Survival Skills for credit (AOTC) is a credit for qual - paid during the year. The deduc - educational expenses. Earnings ified education expenses paid for tion is gradually reduced and accrued on the QTP that are used College Students an eligible student for the first eventually eliminated by phase - to pay qualified educational four years of higher edu - out when your modified adjusted expenses including tuition, fees, cation.You can get a maximum books, supplies, equipment, and gross income (MAGI) amount If you’re a high school senior tant differences in features and annual credit of $2,500 per eligi - room and board (student must heading off to college soon, con - in costs. ble student. If the credit brings reaches the annual limit for your attend at least half-time) are free sider the following tips to help A checking account is an effi - the amount of tax you owe to filing status (more than $80,000 from federal tax and in some cases you manage your money. cient and safe way to keep and zero, you can have 40 percent of or $165,000 if filing a joint return). from state taxes as well. spend money. To maintain your any remaining amount of the Contributions to a QTP cannot Budgeting Is Vital Coverdell Education checking account in good stand - credit (up to $1,000) refunded to be more than the amount neces - The first step in taking charge ing, record each deposit, check, Savings Accounts sary to provide for the qualified of your finances is to prepare a you. and ATM transaction as soon as The amount of the credit is 100 Coverdell Accounts are funds education expenses of the benefi - budget before the start of the you make it. 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It is worth up won't be subject to the early with - from grants or student loans, be to $2,000 per tax return. $220,000. drawal penalty. realistic about the amount of ing at rates, compare annual money at your disposal. fees, how interest is computed, Now compare your total and fees charged for special cir - income with your total expenses. cumstances, such as late pay - If you’re lucky, your income will ments. But a word of warning — Scholarships for Military Families cover your expenses, or at least do not rely on using credit when come close. If you find you have your cash runs out. You will only more expenses than income, you find yourself mired in debt at the Both the federal government offered at more than 1,000 col - mation is available at the web - will have to make some adjust - end of the school year. and nonprofit organizations offer leges. For application packets, sites listed below. ments. A careful review of your Filing Taxes money for college to veterans, information about eligibility, and American Legion financial situation will help you future military personnel, active the telephone number of an ROTC legion.org/scholarships identify areas where you can cut If you have a part-time job or duty personnel, or those related to advisor in your area, call 1-888- expenses or perhaps increase receive any earnings from invest - veterans or active duty personnel. 550-ARMY (1-888-550-2769) or AMVETS income. ments, you may have to file an The Air Force, Army, and Navy visit goarmy.com/rotc amvets.org/amvets-in-action/ income tax return. Most single all have scholarship programs to scholarships Banking on Your Own students can use Form 1040. In Air Force ROTC help students who are interested If you have not already done addition, start now to learn to The Air Force ROTC college keep any tax-related papers in a in becoming officers in the service Paralyzed Veterans of so, now is the time to take on after graduation. Scholarships scholarship program targets stu - America some banking responsibilities. separate folder. are awarded to entering college dents pursuing certain foreign pva.org/scholarships As a general rule, it makes more Basic money management freshmen based on their high language and technical degrees, sense to open an account in your skills are critical to your finan - although students entering a wide college community rather than cial well being. Maintaining a school grades, SAT scores, activi - Veterans of Foreign Wars ties, etc. Scholarships are also variety of majors may be accepted. vfw.org/assistance/student- in your home town. Be prepared realistic budget, developing For more information, call 1-866- to shop around for a bank that banking relationships, getting awarded to college sophomores veterans-support and juniors based on their 4-AFROTC (1-866-423-7682) or offers you what you need in and using credit, and preparing a visit afrotc.com/scholarships for terms of convenience and serv - tax return can prepare you for performance in the ROTC pro - more information. U.S. Department of ices. Most banks offer similar your post-graduate wealth build - gram and grades in college. Education(ED)Grants products, but there can be impor - ing years. These scholarships pay for Navy ROTC tuition, fees, books and laboratory If your parent or guardian died The Navy ROTC offers both as a result of military service in expenses. In addition, scholarship four-year and partial scholar - Iraq or Afghanistan after the holders receive a monthly stipend ships. To learn more, call 1-800- What Is Prior-Prior Year (PPY)? events of 9/11, you may be eligible during the 10 months of the school NAV-ROTC (1-800-628-7682) or year depending on the recipient’s visit nrotc.navy.mil for ED grant funds. Prior-Prior Year (PPY) refers aligns with the benefits of an ear - level in the ROTC curriculum. To determine your eligibility, to a policy enabling students and lier FAFSA based on prior-prior Members of ROTC units who MarineOfficer Navy ROTC visit StudentAid.gov/pell-grant families to file the Free year. Potential benefits include: are not scholarship holders The Navy ROTC Marine #iraq-afghanistan . Before you can Application for Federal Student • A greater number of stu - receive a monthly allowance for Option Scholarship helps you pay receive such grant funds, you Aid (FAFSA) using tax informa - dents will file aid applications, the last two years of college. Of your way through college at must fill out the Free Application tion from two years earlier. For thus increasing the number of course, all students who are com - approved Navy ROTC schools. for Federal Student Aid example, a high school senior students obtaining aid for which missioned through ROTC pro - For more information visit (FAFSA®) at fafsa.gov . planning to enroll in college in they are eligible. grams must agree to spend a stip - marines.com/becoming-a-marine/ Department of Veterans fall 2018 filed the FAFSA using • Better information about ulated length of time in the commissioning-programs/four- Affairs (VA) Education taxes from 2016. A senior plan - paying for college will be avail - service. year-colleges/nrotc . ning to enroll in college in fall able earlier in the college selec - For more detailed information, Benefits 2019, filed using taxes from tion process, which will help stu - students should contact the Veterans Service The VA offers education bene - 2017. dents and families make more recruiting office of the service in Organization Scholarships fits for veterans and for their wid - Using prior-prior year allows informed decisions. which they are interested. The following organizations ows and dependents with its Post- for a more streamlined and con - • Institutions will start working offer scholarships primarily to 9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon sistent financial aid application under a more manageable financial Army ROTC active duty military, veterans, Program. For more information experience for students that aid processing schedule. Army ROTC scholarships are and their families. Further infor - visit benefits.va.gov/gibill collegefairguide.com School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 | 19 Pennsylvania Financial Aid For information on loan pro - Winter, Spring, or Summer Partnerships for Access to Awards – The maximum tuition, fees, room and board grams, grants, scholarships, terms or who otherwise did not Higher Education (PATH) award for 2019–20 was $5,000. charged at Pennsylvania public work study, and all other finan - achieve satisfactory Academic Eligibility – Candidates are However, no award may exceed postsecondary institutions. cial aid programs in Penn - Progress as a result of COVID-19 nominated by a participating the cost of attendance minus any For information and applica - sylvania contact: related impact or factors, please PATH organization such as a other financial aid. tion, contact PHEAA at [email protected] . Pennsylvania Higher contact PA State Grant and community or service organi - For information and applica - Education Assistance tion, contact PHEAA at Special Programs staff at 1-800- zation. Candidates must be Work-Study Program Agency [email protected] . 443-0646, option 3, option 1 (for enrolled at least half-time in an State Grant and Special PA State Grants), a private num - Eligibility – students who are approved Pennsylvania school, Fostering Independence eligible to receive PHEAA grants Programs ber reserved for the use of finan - be a State Grant recipient, and Tuition Waiver Program or loans and will benefit from a PO Box 8157 cial aid administrators or email demonstrate financial need. Be a Pennsylvania resident career-related work experience. Harrisburg, PA 17105 [email protected] . Additional Awards – maximum PATH who is identified as a youth who Awards – vary according to the 800-692-7392 information is available at grant cannot exceed $2,500 for is or was in foster care and has hours worked and hourly pay. For pheaa.org pheaa.org/about/covid-19.shtml the academic year. not reached the age of 26 by July information and application, con - Note : Effective March 1, 2018, State Grants For a list of participating 1 of the upcoming academic year tact PHEAA at [email protected] . PATH organizations and addi - for which the FosterEd waiver is information about a State Grant Eligibility – state residents Ready to Succeed tional information, contact received. or Special Programs applicant/ enrolled or planning to enroll Scholarship (RTSS) recipient will only be released to PHEAA at [email protected] or Awards - waiver of tuition and full- or part-time at any approved visit pheaa.org . mandatory fees - applies only to Eligibility – resident students the student and authorized third school in Pennsylvania or at any parties. PHEAA will also no charges that remain after all who have completed at least one approved out-of-state college or Pennsylvania Chafee longer honor any prior third other gift aid (federal, state, and academic year (at least 24 credits university. Must file the Free Education and Training or the equivalent) by the end of party authorization forms. other scholarships or grants) Application for Federal Student Grant the Spring or Summer term for Beginning with the 2018-19 have been applied to the stu - the following academic year; who Academic Year, distance educa - Aid (FAFSA) then complete the The Chafee Education and dent’s account demonstrate outstanding aca - tion will be incorporated into the State Grant Form (SGF) online Training Grant Program offers For more information email demic achievement by attaining PA State Grant Program. Due to directly from the FAFSA confir - grant assistance to Pennsylvania [email protected] or call 1- a minimum cumulative GPA of limited resources, students mation page, or visit American undergraduate students who are 800-692-7392. 3.25, and who have a family enrolled in more than 50 percent Education Services (AES), aes - aging out of foster care and who Loan Forgiveness Programs income equal to or less than distance education credits may success.org , to complete the SGF. are attending a postsecondary $110,000 receive a reduced award. Awards – award amount institution approved for Federal Pennsylvania offers several depends on the type of school and Title IV student financial assis - loan forgiveness programs to Awards – in combination with Covid-19 Related the applicant’s financial situa - tance programs. Recipient must encourage interest in select fields the Pennsylvania State Grant Information tion; however, limited funding be enrolled at least half-time and and retain qualified workers once Program, offer a total award up to $2,000 for full-time and $1,000 For students who received may reduce actual award maintain “satisfactory academic a student has graduated from col - for part-time students. The mini - incomplete grades for the 2020 amounts. progress.” lege. The programs allow for a portion of a student’s federal loans mum award is $500. to be repaid in return for a speci - For additional information, con - fied term of employment in a des - tact PHEAA at [email protected] How You Can Lower the Cost of College ignated occupation or facility. The Children of POW/MIA following forgiveness programs Eligibility – residents who are currently available: wish to pursue higher education, Here are some suggestions on College Discounts ventive services such as flu shots • Public Service Loan Forgive - and are children of members of how you might be able to lower or other immunizations. ness Program (PSLF) 1-855- Colleges and career schools the Armed Forces who served on the cost of college. For many of 265-4038 may offer discounts on tuition if Work Part-Time active duty after January 31, these suggestions, you’ll want to • Federal Teacher Loan • you are a child of an alum - 1955, and who have been or are follow up with the colleges or You can work part-time to pay Forgiveness 1-800-233-0557, nus or alumna (i.e., if your parent POW or MIA and were Penn - career schools you are interested part of your costs. Be sure your ext. 5473 went to the school); sylvania residents for at least in to get additional details. • more than one family mem - work and school schedules don’t Information is available at conflict and that you have one year prior to serving on Set a Budget and Stick to It! ber is enrolled at the school; myfedloan.org , aessuccess.org or active duty. • you are a student govern - enough time for studying. Here pheaa.org . • Having a budget will help Awards – The maximum ment leader or the editor of the are a couple of options: you compare anticipated college Pennsylvania Targeted award amount is $1,200, but college newspaper or yearbook; • The Federal Work-Study or career school expenses against Industry Program (PA-TIP) availability is dependent on state • you are an older student; Program provides an opportu - your potential available income nity to earn money while going to funding. • your family’s main wage Eligibility – Pennsylvania resi - and financial aid. You also can school. Ask schools if they partic - For information and applica - earner is unemployed; or dents who are high school gradu - use a budget to compare costs ipate in the program. tion, contact PHEAA . • you or a member of your ates and enroll full-time in post - between different schools. • Cooperative education pro - family works at the school. secondary programs in the fields Educational Assistance • College or career school grams allow students to alter - of energy; health; agriculture Program for Pennsylvania costs can vary significantly and Housing Costs Can Add Up nate between working full-time and food production; or advanced National Guard there are many schools with and studying full-time. Here are some tips for reduc - materials and diversified manu - Eligibility – legal residents affordable tuition and generous • Most schools have place - facturing. financial assistance. Make sure ing your housing costs. who have entered into a service ment offices that help students Awards – amount equal to the to research all schools that may • If you go to a college or commitment with the find employment and personnel current annual maximum State meet your academic and finan - career school near home, con - Pennsylvania National Guard, offices that hire students to work Grant award (currently $4,123) cial needs. sider living with your parents or typically for a six-year period. other family. on campus. or 75 percent of the student’s Taking small steps can add Awards – The lesser of 100 Earning School Credit • If you live off-campus, con - total direct educational costs percent of the tuition at the insti - sider sharing a house or apart - up. For example, you can lower after gift and employers aid, You may be able to get school the cost of textbooks if you buy tution where the student is credit based on your knowledge ment with multiple house - whichever is less. May be used enrolled or 100 percent of the mates to cut down the cost of used books or rent textbooks (if for tuition, books, fees, supplies or life experiences, and you can you won’t need the books once tuition charged to a Penn - rent, and carpool to save on gas and specific living expenses. manage your course work to you finish the class). sylvania resident at a state- and parking. For additional information reduce costs. A credit card can help you owned university. Awards are • Most colleges and universi - and a complete list of approved • Ask your school whether it’s build a credit history, if you use it also available for part-time ties sponsor resident advisor pro - programs of study, contact possible to “test out of” any wisely. But use it for emergen - attendance. grams that offer reduced tuition PHEAA at [email protected] or classes. 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If academically lege is low, medium, or high by squad member, corrections facil - itation (OVR) or those who pro - until they turn 26, even if they possible, take the maximum num - using the College Scorecard at ity employee, active National vide documentation from physi - are married or still living with ber of credits allowed. This strategy collegescorecard.ed.gov . Keep in Guard member, or other federal cian regarding visual and/or reduces the amount of time needed their parents. mind that a higher-priced school or state active duty personnel hearing impairment. Recipients to graduate. • If you have been uninsured might have more financial aid who died as a result of perform - must be enrolled at least half- • Some schools offer com - because of a pre-existing condi - available to help you pay for your ing his or her official duties. time in a postsecondary institu - bined degree programs or three- tion, you may be eligible to join education, so take a look at the Applicant must be 25 years or tion and maintain satisfactory year programs that allow you to the Pre-Existing Condition school’s net price if you want an younger, complete a 2020–21 academic progress. take all of the courses needed for Insurance Plan. idea of how much it might cost FAFSA and a 2020–21 Penn- Award - maximum grant can - graduation in three years, • If you are in a new insur - you after financial aid is taken sylvania State Grant Appli- not exceed $500 within an instead of four, thereby eliminat - ance plan, insurance companies into account. cation, and be enrolled in a full- academic year. ing one year's educational cannot charge you a deductible or time approved program of study. For information, contact expenses. copays for recommended or pre - Source: studentaid.gov Awards – waivers that cover PHEAA at [email protected] 20 | School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 collegefairguide.com Which College Is Right for You? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself

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collegefairguide.com School Guide’s COLLEGE FAIR GUIDE | October, 2020 | 21 Choosing the Right College There are currently more than • Size of the School : Would of getting in? How far can your students? What percentage of out facilities? Does the school par - 4,000 colleges, universities and you be comfortable at a small, lib - potential reach? students receive financial aid and ticipate in Division I, II or III athlet - institutions of higher learning in eral arts college of 800 students? • Strength of School what is the average award? ics? Is there a wide variety of intra - the United States. Each has its Would you prefer an undergradu - Programs : Is the college known • Living Conditions : Are the mural sports available? own personality and strengths. ate population of 15,000 or more for a specific major area of study? residence halls coed? Are there • Safety on Campus : Are the Almost every student, regardless at a large state university? Would What are its strengths. single-sex living arrangements? dorms secure and locked? What of academic record or family a mid-size school of approxi - • State Schools vs. Private Is campus housing guaranteed security measures are provided resources, has a large number mately 5,000 be right for you? Schools : Is the school a large for all four years? Are alterna - for students on campus? and variety of appropriate • Location of the School : Do state university with most of the tives in housing available? Do • Advanced Standing : Does schools to choose from. During you want to remain near home, student population from the state most students reside on campus the school accept AP and/or col - the search process you should one hour away, 300 miles away or where it’s located? Is cost a fac - or do they commute? lege credits acquired while in look for the schools that can fulfill 3,000 miles away? Do you prefer tor? What is the tuition? What • Social Life : Is it an “all work high school? Does it offer your needs. a big city, a rural town or a subur - are the living costs? How do the and no play” school? What percent - advanced standing? The first step is to ask yourself, ban setting? admissions criteria differ for age of students belong to a frater - • Core Curriculum and “What do I want from a college?” • Selectivity and Chances state residents and for out-of- nity or sorority? What are the on- Distribution Credits : Are a spe - Listed below are a number of fac - of Admissions : Is the school’s state residents? campus facilities for socializing? cific number of credits in different tors that are essential to your admission process considered • Financial Aid : In addition • Sports Facilities/Athletic academic disciplines required for selection process. Hopefully, this most competitive, highly competi - to federal and state financial aid Programs : Is there a modern graduation? For example, does the list will help you to focus on tive, very competitive, competi - programs, does the school offer sports complex that is available to student have to take six credits in schools that are potentially right tive, less-competitive or non-com - aid in the form of scholarships or the entire student body? Do stu - philosophy before he/she gradu - for you. petitive? What are your chances grants. Is work-study available to dent-athletes have their own work - ates? Or is a more flexible curricu - lum available? • Honors Programs : What honors programs are available, if any? What are the eligibility requirements for them? • Internships : Are there opportunities for “hands-on expe - GATEWAY TO THE rience” while in college? Which departments have formal intern - BEST COLLEGES ship opportunities? • Graduation Rate : What percentage of students graduate IN AMERICA. after four years? After five years? goarmy.com/rotc • Graduate School after College : What percentage of graduates go on to graduate school immediately upon gradua - tion, or within five years? What is the record of those who success - fully get into the law, medical or business school of their choice? • Career/Placement Services : Is there a career counseling center on campus? Are their services avail - able to current students only? Or are their services available to graduates as well? Is there an alumni network available to all graduates? • Support Services : Is there a learning center on campus that provides tutors for students hav - ing difficulty in specific subjects? Is there a program and/or serv - ices available for learning dis - abled students? • Faculty : What is the stu - dent–faculty ratio? Are classes taught by full professors or are teaching assistants the norm? How available is the faculty to the students? 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