First Time Parents Guide to College
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A presentation intended to educate parents of first-time college students that will entering Wilkes University.
First Time Parents Guide to College
- 1. Michael Fox 510 Online Presentation
- 2. A Guide to College for First-Time Parents V.I.P. DAY 2011
- 3. GOALS/OUTCOMES -Important dates and timelines -Financial aid -Student and parent responsibility -Rules and regulations -Empowering students to use http://www.(lickr.com/photos/charles_kasso/4755821930/ self-help tools that are available
- 4. DATES & TIMELINES February/March -Families 鍖le FAFSA form -Students begin to receive FA packages from schools March/April -Package revisions as tax info is changed -Work with Admissions counselors to understand expenses http://www.(lickr.com/photos/wagaboy/428509913/ May -May 1st national deposit deadline
- 5. DATES & TIMELINES Contd May/June/July -Register for orientation session -Complete orientation checklist -After June 1st complete loan obligations -Ensure guidance of鍖ce submitted 鍖nal transcript to Wilkes http://www.(lickr.com/photos/40491122@N03/3738306829/
- 6. FINANCIAL AID (READY OR NOT) Free Application for Federal Student Aid PHEAA application (PA Residents) Veri鍖cation selection Student award letters Direct Loans (Stafford & Parent Plus) Alternative Student Loans Applying outside scholarships http://www.(lickr.com/photos/elizabethtowncollege/5596271890/ Billing dispersement
- 7. RULES & REGULATIONS Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) Academic Progress & Full-Time Status http://www.(lickr.com/photos/elizabethtowncollege/5596264742/
- 8. SELF-SERVICE ACCESS Wilkes Portal http://mywilkes.wilkes.edu Orientation Checklist Housing Questionnaire Placement Tests Dorm Contracts Financial management Bill transactions Payment Schedules Payment Plans Academic progress
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