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Understanding Financial Aid Awards Financial aid award packages will often be sent out in March or April and will detail the total amount of financial aid a student is offered by a college. Packages may be sent out on paper, emailed to students, or...
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What is Verification? After completing the FAFSA, some students may be informed that their application has been selected for financial aid verification, which is the process that colleges use to confirm that the data reported in the FAFSA is accu...
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Submitting the FAFSA is an important step in the financial aid process. But there is still more to do. This article lists the next steps in the process. Check out this student facing document on financial aid next steps from FormYourFuture, R...
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The first step to navigating the financial aid process is to help students understand the different types of aid available to help them pay for college! Financial aid is any grant or scholarship, loan, or paid employment offered to help a student me...
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Weekly check-ins between PMs that support 11th/12th grade pairs should include a focus on topics relevant to post-secondary advising. The Advising Add-On is designed to ensure that time and space is dedicated to this discussion. It is recommende...
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National Resources College Scorecard is the Department of Education's website that guides you to narrow down your college search on various attributes. For students interested in alternative pathways, click here . College Board Big Future ...
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A post-secondary placement decision is made by considering several factors. It’s nuanced, and you have to be prepared to tailor it to each student and family. Some of our students will only be considering colleges, some of our students are consideri...
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Mentor Ambassadors (MAs) are mentors who commit to advancing iMentor Chicago’s mission, above and beyond their 1:1 support for a student. We select mentors who are a consistent and reliable presence in their mentee’s life, have attended iMentor comm...
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The Mentor Ambassadors (NYC) are a diverse group of talented young professionals who
volunteer their time in support of iMentor NYC’s fundraising, recruitment and
engagement efforts. Mentor Ambassadors also serve as champions of iMentor’s ...
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Your Recruiting Pipeline and Reporting Progress In years past, iMentor's success in volunteer recruitment was measured in the number of RTBMs achieved by a given date (deadline). The problem with the RTBM metric is that, while it's important to kno...
