Preparing for College: Easing the Burden
It's never too early, or late, to Prepare4College
Presented by: The Insurance and Financial Services Center
Strome College of Business
Big Blue Room, TED Constant Center, O.D.U.
Free Parking
8:30 - 12 noon
November 7, 2015
Keynote Speaker: Mary G. Morris, CEO, Virginia529 College Savings Plan
Preparing for College:
Easing the Burden
Learn Strategies to ease the cost of college:
Regardless of income, student age, military or civilian, parents and grandparents
Sponsored in Part by:
Session Topics:
Concurrent Information Sessions
Concurrent sessions: 9:00 - 9:40; 9:50 - 10:30; 10:40 -11:20 Panel of presenters 11:30 -12
Each session will be available at each timeslot.
Getting a head start on college and career
- Earning college credits while in high school
- Advanced Placement
- International Baccalaureate
- Dual/concurrent enrollment
- Community College alternative
- Internship opportunities: credit/non-credit, paid, unpaid
Financial Aid
- Applying for financial aid
- FAFSA
- Beware the pitfalls
- Look at required shopping list for educational institution
- Broken promises from commercial search firms
- Work-study and Additional funding
- Work study programs
- LEAP program
- Grants
- Scholarships
- Work study programs
Understanding GI Bill benefits
- More than one GI bill
- Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- GI Bill application process
- Post 9/11 Transferability rules
- Other GI Bill funding areas and items of concern
- Point of contact at each school
Loans and repayment options
- Federal/private
- Accruing Interest
- Subsidized/unsubsidized
- Repayment options
- Grace period
- Alternative plans
- Payment period
- Income based
- Forgiveness programs
- Default
- Tax issues
- Credits
- Deductions
- Forgiveness
Virginia 529 program
- Virginia 529 program
- Myths and realities of 529Virginia program
- In state schools
- Out of state schools
- Private schools
- Transferability
- Use it or lose it
- Uses of funds
- Investment choices
