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Jun
1
Jun
2
Master Financial Aid Checklist
Goal: Get organized. Understand your rights. Start with purpose.
Download & begin the Master Financial Aid Checklist PDF
Review your Student Rights & Responsibilities
Set up SMS Alerts
Discuss FERPA access for parents, spouses, or supporters
Begin building your study habit routine using the Level Up Study Guide PDF
Jun
4
Jun
5
Fall Packaging
Status on all grants and scholarship applications
Have you followed up on your state grant? Haven't heard anything? You need to call and follow up and check on your application.
Jun
8
Summertime Prep Checklist
Download & begin the Master Financial Aid Checklist PDF
Review your Student Rights & Responsibilities
Set up SMS Alerts
Discuss FERPA access for parents, spouses, or supporters
Begin building your study habit routine using the Level Up Study Guide PDF
Jun
16
Supporters, CLEP & Study Tools
Goal: Secure early credits, build academic momentum, involve supporters.
Plan/schedule CLEP Exams
Review Solicitation Letter strategy for financial supporters
Parents: Visit the Parents Info page
Use our Study Tools to level up learning habits
Try active recall, Pomodoro, and spaced repetition from the Study Guide
Jun
17
Jun
22
Financial Aid Office Check-In
Goal: Confirm everything early — aid, portal, and documents.
Contact your school’s financial aid office to:
Confirm FAFSA & state grant files
Ask about missing documents or next steps
Set up your student portal and billing tools
Review:
Jun
25
Travel & Logistics
Goal: Get yourself physically and mentally ready for the move.
Plan using:
International Students: Check extra costs not covered by aid during school breaks
Shop with Student Discounts on laptops & essentials
Jun
28
Scholarships & Solicitation
Goal: Max out all available funding paths.
Continue applying using:
Submit or follow up on Solicitation Letters
Verify your FERPA access settings if you’re involving financial supporters
Jul
1
Jul
2
Student reminder to file FAFSA
Contact financial aid office at chosen school for remaining steps
Jul
4
Jul
5
WATCH your grades
Be sure to watch your grades. School and Federal aid is based on GPA and pace (stay on track) with completing the program on time.
Jul
6
Budget Week
Goal: Lock in your money plan before the spending begins.
Build your budget with:
List monthly expected expenses
Confirm who is covering what (you, parents, scholarships, loans)
Jul
10
Check on your credit health
Checking your credit score helps you stay on top of your debt.
Jul
12
Credit & Loans
Goal: Make smart borrowing decisions.
Check your credit: Credit Health Page
Explore:
Federal Loans (Direct, PLUS, Grad PLUS)
Private Loans (if needed)
Use the Loan Calculator to understand repayment
Jul
18
Career Quiz
What career should I choose? Am I making the right choice? What if I do not like the career path?
There are so many questions that come to light when thinking about making a life choice.
Click Career Quiz to start a free questionnaire built to guide you in your quest to find the right career choice for your educational needs.
Here’s to your future!!!!
Jul
19
Registration & Career Focus
Goal: Be registered, aligned with your major, and career-focused.
Confirm class schedule & orientation
Explore or finalize Certificate Programs
Use the Career Simulator to confirm major/career match
Aug
1
Complete all Verification & Originate Title IV
Make final preparations to cover balance
Aug
2
Aug
3
Career Tools & Resume Week
Goal: Start early on career-building.
Build your resume:
Explore Job Searching Tools
Aug
6
Job Searching for the right dgree
Job searching for the degree that you are interested in allows you to have a realistic view of how your career will start.
Here is a video that will outline the importance of using this feature to get a step ahead in finding the right school and degree.
Click on Real Talk
Aug
9
Maximize Student Benefits
Goal: Save money, find help, and stretch your resources.
Visit Student Resources
Learn Ways to Save Money
Double check student discount eligibility
Aug
11
Aug
15
Work on PENDING files to complete verification
Before arriving to school, know your balance
Aug
16
Finding the right school
Choosing the right school can save you time and money. Knowing which school is worth the sacrifice and debt level will set you apart from other graduates.
Click Real Talk to watch a short video.
Aug
18
Final Prep
Goal: Cross the finish line ready and confident.
Review Student Application Checklist and complete Master Checklist PDF version.
Re-confirm financial aid disbursement schedule
Review class materials, textbooks, and ID cards
Log into your student portal and school email
Aug
22
Early Applications
Now that you have searched career paths and used the school comparison tool, now is the time to submit early admission applications to your top three schools.
Here is a Real Talk video to help guide you as you submit your applications.
May
16
Career Quiz
What career should I choose? Am I making the right choice? What if I do not like the career path?
There are so many questions that come to light when thinking about making a life choice.
Click Career Quiz to start a free questionnaire built to guide you in your quest to find the right career choice for your educational needs.
Here’s to your future!!!!
May
15
Notify families on Parent PLUS or Private Loans
Checklist for school, credit check, savings, cosigners
Time to review your college checklist: https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/college-prep-checklist.pdf
May
13
May
7
Check on your credit health
Checking your credit score helps you stay on top of your debt.
May
2
Update R2T4 Chart 60%
Check on status for any applied clubs, membership or church scholarships
Did you check to see if there were any scholarships with any clubs, churches or family membersip organizations? Unsure, ask to see
May
1
Check on your credit health
Checking your credit score helps you stay on top of your debt.
Apr
15
Apr
10
Final reminder for Consortium Agreement Trancripts
Status of Summer internship application
You have been searching for scholarships now for 3 months, how much have you applied for? Any approvals yet? Keep searching, remeber you might only hear back from 10%
Apr
3
Apr
1
WATCH your grades
Be sure to watch your grades. School and Federal aid is based on GPA and pace (stay on track) with completing the program on time.
Mar
17
REAL TALK - MARCH
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Mar
14
Summer Internship Tips
Like a chameleon, you need to keep your eyes peeled for opportunities.
Mar
1
Review LEU prior to origination
Cal Grant deadline
Have you received your college acceptance letter? YES, remmber to calculate your remaining balance with th college Comparison Tool
Hopefully you submitted your state grant on time? Remember, use it or lose it.
Feb
25
Watch your grades
Be sure to watch your grades. School and Federal aid is based on GPA and pace (stay on track) with completing the program on time.
Feb
20
Feb
16
Feb
13
Feb
10
Review Summer/Fall/Spring Disbursement Dates
Student & Parent to use tax return for up coming school balance
Have your tax returns done? Great, this information will be used in October to apply early for FAFSA.
Feb
7
Feb
3
Review Budget
Click to review your budget and create a financial plan for the upcoming academic year: Budget
Feb
1
Jan
16
Jan
15
Jan
13
Net Price Calculator & Packaging Reporting
** Scholarship applications and statuses (clubs, memberships, churches) note pad
Jan
8
Financial Aid Limitation
Now is the time to review Financial Aid eligibility and the limits of assistance.
Jan
5
Jan
3
SAP Appeal due for Spring
Comparison charting for remaining balance - use excel spreadsheet
Did you know that there is no limit to how many shcolarships yopu can apply for?
Start searching for new scholarships and grants.
Jan
2
Re apply to already tracked scholarships and grants
Follow up on applied scholarships and grants for any status updates.
Happy New year! Did you know that all Scholarships and grants are reset every year? Check to see if last year's are renewable? Apply for new one and keep track on Mining Spreadsheet.
Jan
1
Review LEU prior to originations
** State Grant applications and statuses
Did you know that there is a life-time limit on Federal Grants? Be sure to ONLY use once you know for certain your school choice? DO NOT waste your aid!
Dec
17
Run SAP after all grades posted for FALL
Combine all aid w/ FAFSA estimate for total aid using FA Assist calulator (virtual note pad)
Be sure to watch your grades. School and Federal aid is based on GPA and pace (stay on track) with completing program on time.