What Now? I Didn’t Get In/ I Can’t Afford ItRevised 8/2013

What Now?

Agenda

Your College Degree Blueprint

Re-Draft: I Didn’t Get In

Re-Draft: I Can’t Afford It

Take-Action: Now What?

Your College Degree Blueprint

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Agenda

Your College Degree Blueprint

Re-Draft: I Didn’t Get In

Re-Draft: I Can’t Afford It

Take-Action: Now What?

Re-Draft: I Didn’t Get In

Find a substitute school that meets your needs Location, size, cost of attendance, program of

study, support services, etc Consider an honors college

Appeal Begin classes on an “off-term” Ask about strengthening your application

Research options for transferring

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Agenda

Your College Degree Blueprint

Re-Draft: I Didn’t Get In

Re-Draft: I Can’t Afford It

Take-Action: Now What?

Re-Draft: I Can’t Afford It

Appeal award letter Ask for more aid for special circumstances Ask to convert type of aid

Seek external funding (scholarships) Work Part-Time Enrollment Budget Tuition reimbursement

Your employer Your parents employer

Peace Corps (peacecorps.gov) 27-month international service commitment Living stipend while serving + $7,425 after Loan deferment and partial cancellation options

Re-Draft: I Can’t Afford It

Americorps (americorps.gov) Full-time with living stipend or part-time Education award for up to 2 years of service

Individual Development Accounts (www.cfed.org) Need-based savings account Contributions are matched by participating organizations

Military Scholarships/Grants Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Montgomery G.I. Bill (www.gibill.va.gov) National Guard Increased possibility of deployment

Private/alternative loans (LAST RESORT) Borrow from Perkins, Stafford and PLUS first Short-term, temporary fix

Re-Draft: I Can’t Afford It

Transferring from a community college

Defer enrollment Different school

Agenda

Your College Degree Blueprint

Re-Draft: I Didn’t Get In

Re-Draft: I Can’t Afford It

Take-Action: Now What?

Take Action: Now What?

Take a deep breath Talk to someone Restate for yourself what it is you want Figure out which piece(s) needs to be re-

drafted Identify what your options are Make a plan Start

Take Action: Now What?

Enough aid with job

Not preferred environment/support

services

School B

Not enough aid

Prefers this school

Enough aid

Not preferred

Take Action: Now What?

What do I need to figure out? By When?

Who do I need to talk to? By When?

When will I start school? How will I pay for it?

What has to be done between now and then to meet that timeline?

School B

What do I need to figure out? By When?

Who do I need to talk to? By When?

When will I start school? How will I pay for it?

What has to be done between now and then to meet that timeline?

What do I need to figure out? By When?

Who do I need to talk to? By When?

When will I start school? How will I pay for it?

What has to be done between now and then to meet that timeline?

Now What?

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